188 TIMEHRI. 
Meeting held on the 9th February—Hon. Dr. Chee i. 
rington, C.M.G., President in the chair. a 
There were 18 members present. 
Ele&tion.—Meméer : Revd. John Highwood. 
Associates; Messrs. A. L. Clough, G. Oo. 4 _ 
Lambert, A. E. Lord, R. J. Neary, E. A. W. Samp- 4 
son, A. P. G. Austin, Jas. Robertson, W. Arthur, By 
T. Hiscocks, Tom Smith, and H, H. Bratt. 
Mr. B. Howell Jones, with consent of the meeting, said 
he would like to say a few words in regard to the Presi- 4 % 
dent’s address at the previous meeting, from which he 
was unfortunately absent. The President had referred 
to the Society allowing other bodies to take’ its place, es 
and the Planters’ Association had been mentioned. He 
(Mr. Jones) had been Chairman of both Societies, and = 
would like to point out that the Planters’ Association 
was formed with a view to proteéting the interests of a 
the members, and he could not remember that any . 
question relating to pra€tical agriculture had ever been — 4 
discussed at its meetings. He thought it necessary 
to explain this so that there should be no mistnder- 
standing. The agricultural department of the Society 
had ample scope for its operations without trenching on 
the lines laid down by the Planters’ Association. 
The Honorary Treasurer laid over his annual state- 
ment, showing a balance in favour of the Society of 
$660 o2 and moved that it be adopted, which motion — 
was seconded by Mr. B. Howell Jones, 3 
Mr. AZneas D. Mackay asked if the Book Committell 
were bound to spend a limited sum on new books, as 
appeared from Mr. Parnell’s notice of motion. 
Hon, W. S. Turner in reply said that there was no hard © 
