Report of Society's Meetings. 177 



agreed to, the Secretary was directed to communi- 

 cate accordingly. 



Mr. Nind moved that the Directors be empowered to 

 draw up plans and estimates for an extension of the 

 Museum, to be submitted to the Government, together 

 with the suggestion of Mr. Tinne that it should be made 

 the memorial of the late Mr Wm. Russell. 



On the motion of the President, Mr. G. H. Richter 

 was unanimously elected as their Exchange Room 

 Director, in place of Mr. C. Weiting, resigned. 



The motion having been seconded by Mr. W. Cunning- 

 ham, it was carried unanimously. 



The Secretary laid on the table a Statement of the 

 Accounts of the Museum and Buxton Exhibition up to 

 December 31st, 1888. 



The Secretary read a letter from the Committee of 

 Correspondence in regard to the matter of cable com- 

 munication referred to that Committee, suggesting that it 

 should be referred to the Commercial Committee, which 

 was done accordingly. 



The Secretary read the following report from the Com- 

 mercial Committee, giving a resume of the work done 

 during the two preceding months. 



I have the honour to report that, since the last meeting of the Royal 

 Agricultural and Commercial Society, the Commercial Committee has 

 held six General and several sub-Committee meetings, and the follow- 

 ing is a resume of the business that has occupied its attention : — 

 /. — The Revision of the Customs Tariff. 

 At the request of His Excellency the Lieutenant Governor in a letter 

 dated 8th January, 1889, No. 8,875, the Committee was requested to 

 revise the existing Customs Tariff In accordance with this request the 

 different items on the same were divided into classes, and Committees 

 were appointed to consider each. Their various reports have been sent in 

 and approved of by the General Committee, which has added a Compara- 



Z 



