Proceedings of the Society. xxxi. 



(Thursday, 2 nd December \%kT.J 



The Hon. G. F. Dick, President, in the Chair. 



Pre«ent: — Mr. Bojer, Vice-President, Mr. Bouton, Secretary , 

 Messrs. J. Morris, Rev. L. Banks, C. Castillon, F. Channel!, 

 E. Dupent, Dr. Ulcoq, V. de Robillard. 



Messrs. Krumpholtz, Fropier, Desglos, Blancard and Target, 

 proposed at last meeting were duly elected Members of tbe 

 Society. 



A letter from the Honorab'e the Colonial Secretary was read 

 announcing that Her Majesty ihe Queen had been graciously 

 pleased to authorize the Society to assume the title of « Royal. » 



The Secretary read lo the Meeting a letter from the Secreta- 

 ry of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India, ack- 

 nowledging tbe receipt of the last yeais Transactions of this 

 Solely and expressing their wish to procure for the Garden 

 of the Society plants of Vanilla and of Chocho {S°xhium edule. 

 Sv). These are both abundant in this Island and Mr. Bou- 

 ton undertook la procure and transmit plants of them as desired. 



A letter from Mr. Cariede la Cbarie was then read ; in it he 

 begged the Society lo grant him a copy of the Repirt of the Com- 

 mittee appointed to examine and report upon the merits of the 

 Pump in veiled by him. the model and plan of which w^re 

 laid before the Meeting of 4th March 1847 .The Society granted 

 Mr. Carie's request and aulhonzid the Secretary to communi- 

 cate to him the Report in question. 



Mr. Bojer, Vice-President, laid before the Meeting specimens 

 of the roots of Maniac {Janipha Uanihot Kunth) prepared so as to 

 keep for a long time in a slate fit for feeding cattle au 1 even for 

 the use of man. This root which was formerly a cheap article of 

 the fend of (belabouring classes in this IdanJ, in the form of 

 cakes and loaves, was wholesome and nourishing lit is still 

 used on some Estates, and is eaten by oxen and mules and even 

 by milch-cows, in a raw stale without any deleterious effect, 



