Report of the Meetings of the Society. 



Meeting held on the loth July. — Mr. R. P. Drysdale, 

 President, in the chair. 



There were 15 members present. 

 Ele£lions. — Members: Messrs. Jas. Beatty, W. R. 

 Spence (country), and F. Rodriguez. 



Associates : Messrs. J. H. Ferreira, C. M. 



Shannon, John Wilson, J. W. Mace, H. G. H. 



Barclay, and W. H. Gray. 



The Secretary read a letter from the Colonisation 



Committee informing the Society " that in face of the 



fa6l that the Government has appointed a Commission 



to enquire into the same matters for which bhe Committee 



was originally constituted, they are of opinion that there 



is no longer any necessity for its existence." 



The Secretary read a letter from the Government re- 

 questing him to " convey to the Agricultural Committee 

 the thanks of the Governor for the care and trouble which 

 they have taken in filling in the question paper on 

 Emigration drawn up by the Government of Barbados." 

 The Secretary read a communication from Mr. G. 

 Garnett forwarding a copy of the letter prepared by the 

 Committee appointed at the Special Meeting on Immi- 

 gration (annexed). This had been forwarded to His 

 Excellency the Governor, and a reply received to the 

 effe6l that it had been laid before His Excellency. 



To His Excellency the Viscount GoRMANSTONj 



K.C.M.G., Governor of British Guiana, &c., &c. 



Sir, — We have the honor to inform you that at a 



special meeting of the Royal Agricultural and Commer- 



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