Report of Society's Meetings. 165 



The Secretary read the Report of the Librarian for 

 1889. 



In the matter of the Supplementary Catalogue re- 

 ferred to in the Report, it was decided that such a 

 Supplement should be prepared and printed at the 

 lowest possible price. 



Mr. Davis called attention to the fa6l that the vote of 

 $576 00 for new books had been exceeded during the 

 past year, and stated the necessity for keeping within 

 the estimate during the present year, so as to be able to 

 provide funds for the necessary repairs to the Society's 

 buildings. 



Mr. Davis moved the adoption of the Treasurer's 

 statement which had been laid over at the last meeting, 

 which being seconded by Mr. Winter was carried 

 unanimously. 



In the matter of Mr. Davis' motion, of which notice 

 had been given at the meeting in December, 1889, for 

 " inducing the immigration of agricultural labourers 

 from the Southern States," the mover asked to be 

 allowed to modify it. This being granted, Mr. Davis 

 made the new motion as follows : — 



" That a Committee of Members of this Society be appointed, in 

 order to take steps to make known to the outside world the advantages 

 which British Guiana offers to agricultural labourers, as a country 

 where Crown lands can be acquired on easy terms." 



Mr. Davis said that if a number of gentlemen would 

 take up the matter earnestly, they might get a few 

 hundred labourers from different parts of the world to 

 come here and settle. It would be to the advantasre of 



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everyone in the colony to have an increase of population, 

 which meant increase of trade and development of 

 every industry. The Society would justify its exis- 



