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hope by this and the adjuncts of a band of music and illuminations in 
the evening to make it a success. 
I have, &c., 
], RODWAY, 
Acting Secretary. 
The Secretary also read the following report from the 
Columbian Exposition Committee :— 
Georgetown, June 15th, 1893. 
To the President and Members 
of the R. A. and C. Society. 
Gentlemen,—By dire&tion of Columbian Exposition General Com- 
mittee, I have the honour to report that at a meeting held on the 24th 
of May, they decided not to send a party of Indians to Chicago, as at 
first proposed, The Revd. Jos. Keelan, who it was understood would 
be at liberty in June, had written to say he would not be able to pro- 
cure them in time nor did he anticipate being able to accompany them. 
After deliberation it was agreed, ‘* that it would not be desirable, under 
the circumstances, to send the Indians, as, what with the difficulty 
of bringing them together, in procuring a suitable person to take charge 
of them, and the expense, the result could hardly be satisfactory.” 
I have, &c., 
J. RODWAY, 
Secretary, Exposition Committee. 
An extraét from a letter of Mr. J. L. Ohlson, Secretary 
of the West India Committee, London, forwarded through 
Mr. A. Summerson, was also read, He called attention 
to the unsatisfa€tory state of the British Guiana Exhibit 
at the Imperial Institute. 
The President stated, in regard to this matter, that the 
Assistant Secretary had called his attention to the Govern- 
“ment vote for the Imperial Institute and suggested that 
he should move the Governor (who was Chairman of the 
Committee) in the matter. Owing to pressure of busi- 
ness this had not been done, but since Mr. Ohlson had 
also drawn attention to the matter, he would speak to 
