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Le President demande que la proposition de M. Ch. 

 Bruce soit referee au Conseil d^ Administration de la 

 SocietCj et recommandee pat les membres presents h. la 

 reunion. 



Le Secretaire fait la lecture d^une lettre qui lui est 

 adressee par M. L. Estourgies donnant sa demission 

 comme membre de la Societe^ et se mettant a sa disposi- 

 tion pour les services qu'il est dispose a lui rendre h. son 

 retour en Belgique« 



SElNCE DU MEROREDI Ier DECEMBRE 1869. 



sous LA PRESIDENCE DE L^HON. V. NAZ. 



Sont presents : Col. Pike, MM. Ch. Bruce, E. Dupont, 

 Dr. Le Juge, MM. P. Lemiere, A. Regnard, Dr. Regnaud. 



M. L. Ronton adresse les paroles suivantes aux mem- 

 bres presents ^ la seance : 



" The proposition made by Mr, Bruce at our last meeting 

 is certainly a proof of bis deep interest in our Society — and 

 also implies a confidence tliat members will co-operate in tbe 

 work of wbicb be suggests the plan. 



" We- may premise, by stating, as you know, that our 

 Society when entitled the '' Society of Natural History," was 

 founded with the view of writing the Geology, Flora and 

 Zoology of the Island, and at a later period, when known 

 under the name of Society of Arts and Sciences, besides 

 Sciences and Arts in general, a Section of History, and even 

 of Literature was created, 



" Several members courageously carried on the work that 

 had been assigned to them or which they had themselves 

 chosen, and several important works were printed in our Tran- 

 sactions. 



The late Mr. Bojer published his Hortm Mauritianua which 

 ia even now a book of reference for Botanists. 



" J. Desjardins, on several occasions, presented his notes 



