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 Art. 15.— Report of the Committee of Fine Arts on tbe 

 Exhibition of Pictures, held in tbe month of Oc 

 tober 1847 100 



16. — List of Prize* awarded by the Agricultural Com- 

 mittee at the Exhibition held on the 20th October 

 4847 107 



17. — Prizes awarded at the Sugar Exhibition held on 

 the 28th October 1847 109 



18. — Report of a Committee appointed for the exa- 

 mination of a model of a Piston, by Mr. Carie . . 110 



49.— Notice on ihe probable cause of the phenome- 

 non manifested in the sugar-canes, by Mr. W. 

 Bojer 116 



20. — Report of a Committee appointed for the exa- 

 mination of a new mode of cultivating the sugar 

 canes 123 



91. — Copy of a letter from the Hon. Colonial Secre- 

 tary to the Society 136 



22. — Extract of a letter from Mr. Crawford to Mr. 

 Ha was, on the identity of the Malgash and Malayan 

 lingtii'ges 136 



23.- Answer to Mr. Crawford's letter, by Messrs. W. 

 Bojer, L. Bouton and J. Morris. 



24. — Appendix, Extracts, from Mr. Hunter's papers, 

 etc. . . . • 143 



25. — Disease of tbe canes on the estate Gros Bois, 

 by Mr. Vallet 148 



26. — Copy of a letter from Mr. Baudot, on the mode 

 of cultivation introduced by Mr. Gallet 149 



27.— Copy of a letter from Mr. Noel on the cane of 

 Pinang 150 



28. — Do. do. from Mr. Bouchtsl, on the same > 

 ■ubject 152 



