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lliough an opinion prevails thai it is poisonous until subjected 

 to the action of fire. The Meeting being aware that in many 

 situations this root might be cultivated with great advantage 

 not only for the purposes mentioned above, but as an excellent 

 assolenaeDt or greenfallow crop, warmly recommend the ex- 

 tension of ihe cultivation of Manioc. 



Mr. Bojer offered some observations on the cultivation of 

 the sugar cane and suggested the propriety, in making new cane 

 plantations, of bringing th; cuttings from distant districts. 

 He mentioned that P.an ers in Bourbon, of great skill and 

 experience had sent to this Island for cane tops to be planted 

 there; an experiment of which the result is not yet known 

 though great advantages are expected. Mr. Bojer read some 

 passiges from the works of Dunns and other authors regarding 

 the power or property of plants to extract nourishment and to 

 yield the same proJucts from substances of very different na- 

 tures mixed with the soil in which they are grown. Mr. Bojer 

 intimated his intention to explain and extend these opinions 

 in a woik which he pioposes at a future period to lay before 

 the Society 



The Report of the Committee appointed to answer the Letter 

 of Mr. Crawford regarding the connexion between the Malgashe 

 and Malay languages was delivered to the Council of the Society 

 for the purpose of being laid before the Gove nor, to be by 

 him transmitted to the Secretary of Slate. 



(Thursday, 13' b January 18W.J 



The Hon. G. F. Dick Prtsdent, in the Ch iir. 

 Present:— Mr. Bojer, Vice President, Mr. Bo.it >n, Secretary, 

 Messn. J. Morris, E. Merle, Rev.L. Banks, Dr. Perrot, Jaunbl. 

 " he Minute* of last Meeting were read and approved. 

 The following communications were then read. 



