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verueur pour etre transmise au Silk Supply Association de 

 Londres, et en meme temps la lettre accompagnant le 

 Rapport : 



Eoyal Society of Arts and Sciences, 

 Port Loviia, 20th October 1869. 



To The Honorable The Colonial Secretary, 



Sir, 



In reply to your letter at 22nd June last, Despatch Branch 

 D{No, 155 enclosing copy of a Circular Despatch from the 

 Secretary of State, accompanied with a Eeport from the Silk 

 Supply Association of London — I have now the honor to sub- 

 mit to His Excellency the Grovernor the Eeport of the Com- 

 mittee appointed by the Royal Society, containing the infor- 

 mation which the Committee have bfeen able to procure on 

 the subject of silk production in our Island. 



I forward at the same time a copy of the questions addressed 

 to MM. Descroizilles and D'Unienville, and their replies and 

 also two specimens of silk realed and prepared by Mr. 

 Descroizilles and which might be presented to the Silk Supply 

 Association in order to give them an idea of the result of 

 Sericiculture in Mauritius. Also a specimen of Silk from 

 Madagascar inferior in quality and produced by the worm 

 which feeds on the leaves of the ambrevade Cajanus hicolor 



D. C. 



I have the honor to be, 



Sir, 

 Your most obedient servant, 



L. BOUTON, 



Secretary. 



REPORT of the Committee appointed by the Royal 

 Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius, to procure 

 information on the subject of Silk prodAice. 



We submit for the consideration of the Eoyal Sociely, the 

 replies of Messrs. Descroizilles and D'Uuieuville to the ques- 

 tions put to them, respecting the cultivation of Silk. These 



