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existant h la bale du Cap couvre une etendue considerable 

 de terrain, six arpents, dit-on, et on la designe sous le 

 nom de Liane de Madame Bertrand. 



Le Secretaire fait savoir aux membres presents a la 

 seance qu'k la demande de Fhon. Henry J, Jourdain, le 

 Comite d'Exposition se reunira mercredi procbain, afin de 

 nommer son President et son Vice-President, et que des 

 mesures seront probablement prises, a cette reunion, pour 

 fixer le jour de la procbaine Exposition, lequel, conforme- 

 ment a une resolution precedemment arrete par le Comite, 

 doit etre annoncee trois mois a I'avance. 



Le colonel N. Pike lit la Notice suivante sur Tile 

 Ronde : 



A VISIT TO ROUND ISLAND. 



From tbe many accounts that had been given me of tha 

 remarkable geological formation of Round Island (which lies 

 about 25 miles from Port Louis) and its peculiar Fauna, dif- 

 fering in so many particulars from that of Mauritius and the 

 neighbouring Islands, I determined to avail myself of the 

 first opportunity that offered, and visit it. 



On the 6th December 1868, I made an arrangement with 

 Mr Vandermeersch and Lieut. Eobinson of the Royal Artillery, 

 to proceed thither on the following day. 



We secured a good boat of about 10 tons, and a stock of 

 provisions was placed on board, sufficient for the subsistence 

 of seven men for some time. 



This precaution was especially necessary, from the delight- 

 ful uncertainty as to what our voyage might result in. Pirst, 

 vre might be overtaken by bad weather, when the island would 

 be unapprochable, and there was just a possibility of our 

 being driven out to sea ; secondly, we might land, and be un- 

 able to get off again for many days. 



Precisely as the gun fired from the Fort, or 8 o'clock p. m., 

 the hawser which held our neat little craft to the end of the 

 Mauritius Dock, was cast off, and our sail hoisted. 



