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plant some hundred years agOj and our descendants may- 

 some day discover tlie ruin and vestiges of Sugar Works, 

 as we now occasionally in certain parts tumble upon the 

 ruins o£ Indigo Factories. 



It is therefore not impossible that the cultivation of 

 Sugar Cane may one day be reduced within very narrow 

 limits, and we must in presence of such fact, think of a 

 substitute. 



Besides the plants above mentioned and recommended 

 by Mr H. C. DescroizilleSj the Secretary spoke of the Tea 

 plant. He reminded the Society that during the admi- 

 nistration of Sir W. Gomm, Mr Jaunet, one of the mem- 

 bers who have devoted himself to the cultivation of tea 

 had received on purpose a special assistance from Govern- 

 ment. 



Tea was therefore manufactured and specimens were 

 even forwarded to the London market. It was found to 

 be of good quality and having a peculiar flavor. Here, 

 in Port Louis, it was readily sold at 4 shilling a pound. 



An Exhibition was held under the auspices of the So- 

 ciety, at the Royal College and proved to be one of the 

 best for several years past. These gatherings attract the 

 crowd who generally manifest a lively interest in them. 

 Bifferencies of opinion do occasionally occur among the 

 Judges, and also among Exhibitors, and injustice or par- 

 tiality are hinted at, but these are shadows on the picture, 

 which should be rubbed out. 



Some of the articles exhibited, formerly abundant, did 



