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cretaiy to the Society's suggestions regarding Mr. Bousquet's 

 observations and writirgson the Law of Storms. From this 

 letter it appears lb u I the Colonial Government is disposed to 

 give its patronage and encouragement to the pursuits of Mr. 

 Bousquet, and for this purpose] authorizes the printing of the 

 Memoir lately presented to the Society by him. 



Mr. Bojer, Vice-President, communicated to the Meeting the 

 results of some experiments performed by him for the purpose 

 of comparing the nature, composition and effects of Guano, 

 with those of the manure prepared here by the ( Establishment 

 of the Inoderes. > It would [appear that the compound sub- 

 stances are the same in both, and that though the proportions 

 differ, the chemical principles, that is the combinations of am- 

 monia with the uric, hydrochloric and phosphoric acid, 

 which act most powerfully in vegetation, are nearly the same; 

 and that even though the artificial manure may be in a slight 

 degree inferior, that is may perhaps contain a lesser proportion 

 of these than the imported Guano, still it ought to be preferred 

 as besides being a production of the Colony and less expensive 

 than that substance, experience shows it to possess in a greater 

 degree than Guano, the property of absorbing moisture from 

 the air and of retaining it. 



The Secretary read a. letter from Mr. H. Ellis, Librarian, of 

 the British Museum, acknowledging the receipt of the P/oces- 

 verbaux de la Societe d'Histoire Naturelte, and of the Charts and 

 Portulans of Mr. Eug. de Froberville, addressed by the Society 

 to the British Museum. 



(Thursday, 2 nd March 1848.,/ 



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



Pc«ent:— Messrs. \Y. Bojer, L. Bouton, J. Morris, Dr. Bou- 



