Report of Meetings of the Society, 



Meeting held July 12th. — Mr. R. G, Duncan, F.R.> 

 President, in the chair. 



Members present 20. 

 Ele6lions. — Metnbers : Messrs. E. D. Wight, E. H. 

 King, M. J. Morpurgo, A. Moody Stuart, R. J. 

 Gaskin, D. C. Evans, Geo. W. Brown, A. R. Labad 

 and H. A. L. Rowe. 

 The annexed reasons for awards at the Columbian 

 Exposition were laid over : — 



Max & Co.; Essence of Tonka. — For excellence of Flavour, 



Coolie Colonist ; Gold and Silver Ornaments. — Originality of the de- 

 sign ; novelty and good workmanship. 



Booker Brothers ; Bath Tubs and Vat.— Good workmanship, and the 

 peculiar properties of Wallaba wood, which makes the tabs and vat 

 non-absorbent and thus sanitary. 



Park & Cunningham ; Collection of Woods. — A full hand colleftion of 

 all the important woods of the Colony, permitting ready inspeftion of 

 their struflure and qualities, thereby conveying valuable information. 



Julio Siza ; Photographs; Illustrating the Habitations, Industries and 

 Peoples of British Guiana. — This colleftion of photographs represents 

 the various races and types of British Guiana. The Chinese and 

 Coolies, or East Indians, show the imported working classes; the Negro, 

 the race left from the days of African slavery : the Forest, Savannah 

 and Coast Tribes of Indians, the natives of the country ; the Spanish, 

 French, Creole types, and the Scotch and English. 



The series shows adults and children, and forms an interesting study 

 of race and climatic modifications. There are piftures of native 

 houses, of scenes in the primeval forest, and views of the present re- 

 markable development of the country under the influence of European 

 enterprise. The entire colleftion is a valuable contribution to an un- 

 derstanding of the people of British Guiana and their environment. 



British Guiana Exhibition Committee; Stuffed Fishes, Reptiles.— 



