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out. More than this, nothing can be packed except in the presence of 

 a Customs' inspeflor, and the staff is so small, one often has to wait 

 nearly a day for one. It is useless having many men working for they 

 would be idle the greater part of the time. When this bother with the 

 packing is over, which I have only just indicated since there is infinite 

 red tape about the special cases in which things came and the serial 

 number under which they were entered — I shall have a further bother 

 while waiting for the passage of the invoices of the different cases 

 through the Customs, and in entering the cases for transportation. 

 By then I imagine it will be near Christmas. — Some don't expeft to get 

 away till January. Meantime one has to wade through snow and slush, 

 and to work in a bitingly cold atmosphere. Soon I will write again to 

 say how things are going ; but at present it is horribly unsatisfactory 

 and takes away all the previous pleasure. 



Very truly yours, 



J. J. QUELCH. 

 The thanks of the Society was accorded for the fol- 

 lowing donations : — 



To the Library, — from Hon. Dr. Carrington, a portrait 

 of the late Bishop Austin ; from Hon. N. D. Davis, 

 *' The Constitution of Grenada," by Wm. Darnell Davis ; 

 from Mr. F. A. Conyers, The British Almanac for 1832, 

 and Georgetown Postal Guide, 1863. 



To the Museum, — from Mr. G. H. Hawtayne, " A 

 Ballad,'^ printed for the use of the blind; from B, V. 

 Abraham, a fine specimen of Locust Gum, two pieces of 

 gold-bearing quartz from the Cuyuni, and a curious log 

 of lignum vitae. 



The meeting then terminated. 



Meeting held February Si/i,— Mr. R. G. Duncan, 

 F.R., President in the chair. 



Members present 14. 

 Elections. — Members-. Messrs. G. F. Powel, H. von 

 Ziegesar. 



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