Report of Society's Meetings. 185 



The following letter from the Committee of Corres- 

 pondence was read ; — 



The Museum, April 19th, 1894. 

 R, T. A. Daly, Esq., 

 Hon. Secty. R. A. and C. Society. 



Sir, — I have the honour to report that aftive steps are being taken 

 by the Committee of Correspondence for the furtherance of the inter- 

 ests of the Horticultural Show, which will be held on the i6th August 

 next in the Promenade Gardens, by the kind permission of the Mayor 

 and Town Council. Large Posters with the prize list are being printed 

 for circulation throughout the Colony, together with hand lists of the 

 same, which are to be distributed as widely as possible for the benefit of 

 intending exhibitors, and others who may be interested in the Show. 

 Besides the items enumerated on the Prize List of the last Show, many 

 others, such as Roses, Lilies, Orchids, Palms, Maidenhair ferns. Mis- 

 cellaneous ferns, Crotons, Begonias, Pepper trees in fruit, Coffee, Cocoa' 

 Rice, Plantain meal. Cassava meal. Corn meal. Tobacco and Bamboo 

 furniture, have been added to the Prize List for this year's Show, and 

 it is hoped that in this way much praflical good will result. 

 I have, &c, 



}. J. gUELCH, 

 Hon. Secty, Committee of Correspondence. 



A communication from the Government Secretary was 

 also read, informing the Society that the sum of five 

 hundred dollars had been voted by the Combined Court 

 in aid of the Horticultural Show which the Society pro- 

 posed to hold. 



The President having stated that Mr. King's paper on 

 Roads and Bridges was open for discussion : 



Mr. A. G Bell said, he agreed with Mr. King that the 

 foundations of the roads here were very soft It had 

 formerly been held that a soft foundation was best, but 

 the general opinion now was the contrary. He would 

 like to point out that Mr. King had not mentioned drain- 

 age in connexion with the roads, and he (Mr. Bell) took 



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