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Une lettre du Secretaire Colouial fait connaitre 

 qu^avec Tapprobation du Gouverneur, les noms de MM. 

 J. Morris et Ev. Dupont seront^ selon les desirs de la 

 Societe, inscrits sur I'obelisque des Pamplemousses. 



La proposition suivante de M. Cli. Bruce est soumise 

 a I'appreciation de la Societe : 



" I propose that the Eoyal Soeiey of Arts of Mauritius 

 undertake the preparation of an historical and scientific 

 account of the Island. The general plan of the work to bo 

 similar to that of Sir Emerson Teunent's Ceylon. 



" HEAD : 



" Physical Geography. 



'' Geology, Mineralogy, Mountain system, Coast formatiou. 

 " Climate, Meteorology, Hurricanes, etc. 

 " Vegetation, Flora. 



'' Zoology. 



" Mammalia, Ornithology, Eeptiles, Insects, Ichthyology, 

 Conchology, Arachnidoe etc. 



" Sciences and Social Arts. 



'' Population, Immigration, Agriculture, Commerce, Ship- 

 ping Productions, Engineering, Education and Schools, Lan- 

 guage, Eeligion, Political system. 



'* History. 



" A sketch of History based onl_y on authentic sources. 



" Although the stimulus to useful scientific studies given 

 by the Eoyal Society of Arts and Sciences, since its founda- 

 tion, should not be overlooked, it must be admitted that the 

 activity of the Society has of late scarcely corresponded with 

 the promise of its early years, and the industry of its first 

 associates. An effort ought now to be made to give it some- 

 thing nf the impetus which distinguishes institutions conse- 

 crated to the same objects in other parts of the world. I do 

 not, of course, allude to the great central institutions of coun- 

 tries foremost in modern civilisation, but to local institutions, 

 the activity of which is a most healthy sign of the propagation 



