194 TlMEHRI. 



The West Indian and Panama Company undertake to lay a new 

 Cable between this colony and Trinidad and maintain the old one, for 

 a payment of ,£1,500 sterling per annum for 10 years, in addition to 

 the present subsidy of £4,500 sterling. 



After various other suggestions and considerable discussion the 

 resolution was carried (8 for, 1 against, and 4 members declining to 

 vote), viz. : — 



" That this Committee suggest to the Government the desirability 

 of communicating with the Imperial Government as to the laying of a 

 Cable through British territory from England to British Guiana." 



3rd. " Lloyd's letter anent ' Surveys' and fees chargeable for same. - ' 



A Committee was appointed to go into the matter and their report 

 has not as yet been sent in. 



3rd. " The British Guiana incorporated Chamber of Commerce." 



Herewith I forward the draft Memorandum and Articles of Associa- 

 tion and Bye-laws, of which up to page 5 has been corrected by your 

 Committee. The book has been sent in to shew the lines on which 

 the proposed Chamber of Commerce intends to work. 



4th. The Hon. Mr. Tinne having left the colony, the Hon. Alex. 

 Barr was unanimously elected Chairman of this Committee. 



5th. Messrs. John S. Hill, George Garnett, W. H. Sherlock and A. 

 Summerson, have replaced Messrs. W. W. Birch, M. Garnett, E. Tinne, 

 and T. H. Glennie, who have left the colony. 



6th. " The Polarization question." 



Attached is the copy of the Minute by the Government Analytical 

 Chemist anent this subject, and a copy of your Committee's reply to 

 the same. This deserves special attention at your hands. 



7th. " Change of Meetings." 



The weekly meetings had, on account of the departure of the Royal 

 Mail Steamer (recently on Saturday mornings), to be changed to fort- 

 nightly meetings. 



WILLIAM CUNNINGHAM, 



Hon. Secretary. 



Minute by Government Analytical Chemist. 



As an Analyst I, of course, consider the interests of my profession to 



be of paramount importance, and, as the polarization of sugar samples 



falls within the legitimate practice of an Analyst, I view the proposals 



of the Commercial Committee of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial 



