Report of Society's Meetings. 385 



P.S. — There are no books on rice-culture, as practised in this country 

 that I know of, and certainly none on kiln-drying of corn 



Major Walthall gave some interesting- particulars .is 

 to the corn (maize) industry in the Southern States, in 

 which he said he never heard of kilns. 



Mr. Turner stated that the fact was well known that 

 American corn kept well, while our native product, did 

 not. Perhaps the climate made the difference. 



Mr. Daly said there was a vast difference between 

 our climate and that of the United States, and it might 

 easily be understood that corn could be packed and kept 

 in a dry atmosphere, much better than in one like ours. 



The thanks of the Society were given to Major Wal- 

 thall for the trouble he had taken in forwarding the 

 information, and he was requested to thank Mr. Stelle 

 in the name of the Society for his interesting com- 

 munication. 



The meeting then terminated. 



Meeting held on the 14th November. — G. H. Hawtayne, 

 C.M.G., C.M.Z.S., F.R.G.S., President, in the chair. 

 There were 15 members present. 

 Elections. — Member: Dr. R.Carter. 

 Associate : Mr. T. Wvatt. 

 The President said that before proceeding to the 

 business of the meeting, it was only right to call their 

 attention to the fa.^ that since they last met, the Society 

 had lost its honoured Vice-President. Mr. D. C. Cameron 

 had not rnly been a useful member of the Society, but 

 also a vcy valuable membi r <•■ the community. He felt 

 that they could not pa-., over the painful fact, of his loss 

 in silence, but rather put on their records their great 



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