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veyed, may be purchased at public au6lion (upset price 

 one dollar per acre). Should the party who has sele6ted, 

 applied for, and had surveyed such land, be outbidden by 

 another party he, (this first party) will be recouped the 

 money expended, fees, survey, &c,, attending his appli- 

 cation. 



(c.) Crown lands may also be rented in tra6ts of not 

 less than 25 acres for the period of 21 years, 

 at the rate of three stivers per acre (that is five 

 acres for one shilling) per annum, on the condition 

 that the party renting shall cultivate or otherwise 

 beneficially occupy within a period of two years 

 from possession being given, one-fourth of the tra6l of 

 land rented to him and shall maintain the same in good 

 order to the satisfa6lion of the Government. 



On the proposition of Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr, 

 Davis, it was resolved that the resolution and draft of 

 Leaflet, be laid over for consideration at the next meeting. 



The Secretary read a letter from the Committee of 

 Correspondence in regard to the proposed Local Exhibi- 

 tion, stating that though repeated attempts had been 

 made to ascertain the chances of success of such an 

 Exhibition in Berbice, it had been impossible, up to the 

 present, to get any definite idea on that point. 



The Secretary read a communication from the Govern- 

 ment in answer to his letter covering the resolution of 

 the Society in regard to experiments in growing cane 

 seedlings, which stated that the subjeft would receive the 

 Governor's attention. 



The Assistant Secretary laid over further samples of 

 two varieties of dried bananas, as well as a specimen 



