REPORT OF SOCIETY’S MEETINGS, 405 
had been met by a grant from the Imperial Institute 
Committee, of $800, for the purpose of procuring such a 
sele€tion of the Chicago exhibits as might be thought 
most suitable for the Institute. 
The Assistant Secretary laid over samples of corn, 
corn meal, plantain flour, and cassava flour, which had 
been kiln-dried and prepared by Messrs. Silva Bros., 
Pomeroon, by means of machinery lately imported. A» 
letter from Mr. J. A. Kendall, an Associate of the 
Society, was read, referring to a premium offered hy the 
Society in 1889 for the first corn-drying kiln ereéted 
during that year. Messrs. Silva Bros, thoroughly 
understood that they were not entitled to claim the pre- 
mium in accordance with the terms of the Society’s reso- 
lution, but hoped as they had been at considerable 
expense that their case might be considered. 
The President direéted attention to the samples lying 
on the table for inspeétion. As they would see from 
the copy of the Society’s resolution passed February 
2ist, 1889, $50 was offered to the first person who 
ere€ted a kiln in the colony during that year, the 
amount to be paid on the award of the Commercial 
Committee. It was for the meeting to decide what they 
would do. 
Mr. Conrad thought the resolution should be revived 
so as to apply to this case, as although the work had not 
been done at the time still it was done now; he would 
therefore recommend that the $50 be awarded to Messrs. 
Silva Bros. 
The Hon, N. Darnell Davis said there was some doubt 
as to whether Mr. De Barros had not anticipated Messrs. 
Silva. 
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