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Mr. Luke Hill said that he had sent a sketch which he 

 had made to Mr. Shanks. 



The President asked Major Walthall whether he could 

 procure the required information for the Society through 

 the United States Minister of Agriculture, to which the 

 Major replied that he would write to that official. 

 Mr. Coronel gave notice of motion as follows: — 

 That the Society ask the Government to establish the Government 

 Laboratory on such a footing that any person may obtain an analysis 

 of food, of a qualitative kind, for a small fee (say 48 cents), in the same 

 manner as is done in the neighbouring French colonies. 



Mr. Coronel asked that the Book Committee should 

 make provision for French readers as well as English, 

 by ordering for the Library a selection of the best 

 authors. The Chairman intimated that Mr. Coronel was 

 at liberty to propose what French books he thought 

 suitable, when he had no doubt the Book Committee 

 would take the recommendation in the same manner as 

 is usually done. 



Major Walthall asked whether ladies were eligible for 

 membership of the Society, and, if not, whether there 

 were any rules that excluded them. He wanted the 

 information for a lady, and being a new member he was 

 not fully acquainted with the rules of the Society. 



The Secretary replied that ladies were allowed the 

 use of the Library as subscribers, but were not permitted 

 the privileges of full members. As a matter of cour- 

 tesy they were allowed the use of the Reading Room. 



Mr. Davis did not think that there were any rules 

 that amounted to a prohibition; and Mr. Garnett could 

 not see anything in the laws as to whether members 

 should be male or female. 



The President said that it might be inferred from the 



