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Mr. Bellairs opposed on the ground of risk of fire. In 

 the Museum were many valuable specimens which could 

 not be replaced. 



Mr. Daly said they had gone on a long time without 

 smoking and should continue on the same line. There 

 was not only the risk of fire and annoyance to ladies, 

 but also the nuisance of tobacco ashes. 



Mr. Hargreaves replied to some of theobje6lions, and 

 on the motion being put it was lost by a large majority. 



On behalf of the Committee of Correspondence, Mr. 

 Quelch reported that preparations were being made for 

 the Horticultural show in June, but up to the present 

 no definite a6lion had been taken ; he hoped to be able 

 to give full information at the next meeting. 



Mr. T. N. King read the annexed paper on the " Con- 

 struction and Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in 

 British Guiana."* 



The President moved and the Hon. Mr. Jones seconded 

 a vote of thanks to Mr. King for his interesting paper, 

 which was carried unanimously, discussion being left over 

 until the next meeting. 



Mr. Llewellyn Jones read the following paper: " A few 

 popular fa6ls about diffusion, with special reference to 

 its present position in Demerara."t A vote of thanks was 

 also accorded for this paper and discussion postponed. 



The thanks of the Society were accorded for the fol- 

 lowing donations : — 



To the Library, — from Rev. W. B. Ritchie, "From 

 Religion to Revelation" ; from Mr. G. H. Hawtayne, 

 C.M.G., 6 nos. Pharmaceutical Journal. 



* See page 25. 

 t See page 30. 



