l84 TiMEHRI. 



Miss Hawtayne sent a bottle containing fresh nutmegs 

 preserved with leaves &c. to be shewn at the meeting. 

 The meeting then terminated. 



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Meeting; held April igth.— Mr. R. G. Duncan, F.R., 

 President, in the chair. 



Members present 17. 

 The Secretary laid over copies of a circular referring 

 to the premium for improvements in rum colouring, 

 which he stated had been distributed in all tropical 

 countries, throughout the world. 



The President proposed and Mr. Daly seconded, that 

 the Hon. A. Weber be ele6led Vice-President in room of 

 the Hon. Dr. Carrington. 



The Hon. Mr. Weber was ele6led unanimously, after 

 which he thanked the meeting and promised to do all he 

 could to further the interests of the Society. 



Elections. — Mr. F. A R. Winter was ele6led an 

 Honorary Member. 



Af embers : Messrs. D. McKenzie, H. L. 

 Humphries, Llewellyn Jones and F. V. McConnell 

 and Revd. A. A. Ost. 



Associates : Messrs. F. Viera, C, B. Carto, 

 L. Kerr, J. W, Karnar, F. Harcourt, J.Cunningham, 

 J. Mearns, J. L. Jack, A. Hill, and W. M. Hales. 

 The President informed the meeting that the Govern- 

 ment had forwarded a copy of a Handbook for emigrants 

 to the West Indies, with the request that the Society 

 would suggest any desirable alterations and amendments. 

 It had been referred to the Agricultural Committee by 

 the Direflors with the result that a few alterations were 

 proposed as per their report. 



