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sorry to say that Mr. Jen man had written to the Secre- 

 tary, stating that he had neither land nor means at his 

 disposal to carry out these experiments. This matter 

 might again be taken up by the Society, and the Govern- 

 ment asked to give their assistance, as it v/as desirable 

 that the cultivation of rice should be encouraged. These 

 were the principal matters that had been considered by 

 the Committee. They had not done as much as he would 

 have liked by a long way, but he hoped that better work 

 would be accomplished in the future. 



Mr. Mackay called attention to the fa6l that, since 

 the present Harbour Master had been appointed, the 

 list of passengers by the mail steamer had not been 

 supplied. As it was a great convenience to the members 

 he would be glad if the Dire6lors would endeavour to 

 make arrangements with the Purser or otherwise, so 

 that the list might be again posted up as formerly. 



The Chairman said he had no doubt the matter would 

 be looked into, and if possible, the lists procured. 



The Secretary stated that he had prepared a short 

 account of the work done by the Society, in the present 

 year, in hopes that it might stimulate them to further 

 exertions and a better attendance at the meetings. Not- 

 withstanding that there were over 200 members living 

 in town, the average attendance at the eleven ordinary 

 meetings had been below thirteen. He thought it a pity 

 that the Society did not get more encouragement from 

 the merchants in Water Street who were members. 

 There had been three special meetings during the year, 

 at which the Imperial Institute, the Banana projefl, and 

 the importation of agricultural labourers, had been 

 considered. He was glad to say that the roll of members 



