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The Secretary read the following communication 

 from the Agricultural Committee, which was laid over 

 until the next meeting: — 



Georgetown, Oftober ii, 1894. 

 To rhe President aud Members of the 

 R. A. and C. Society. 

 Gentlemen, — By direftion of the Agricultural Committee, I have the 

 honour to lay over a copy of Prof. J. B. Harrison's report on a Standard 

 method of examining sugars by the Polariscope. which has been adopted 

 by the Committee as well as the Planters' Committee, and for which 

 they request the official sanftion of the Society. 



I have also to report that in accordance with the Government Regula- 

 tion, whereby the Committee is al'owed to have articles examined and 

 analysed by the Government Chemist free of cost, samples of diseased 

 canes from Pin. Reliance have been examined, with the result that 

 Prof. Harrison states that they are infefted with Trichosphasria 

 Sacchari, the same fungus of which so much has been written lately in 

 the Island papers. The Committee agree with him in the opinion that 

 this disease is by no means new, but that lately, from drought, cr some 

 other cause, it has become epidemic in the Islands. ' 



I have, &c., 



S. R.COCHRAN, 

 Secretary. 

 A further list of the Chicago Awards was taken for 

 notification. 



British Guiana Museum — Specimens of Wood, and Drawings; A 

 large collection of samples of the hard woods of British Guiana, pre- 

 pared for Museum purposes. They show the grain, colouring and high 

 polish to which the wood is susceptible, thus forming an interesting and 

 instructive exhibit. The series of large water colour Drawings shows 

 many interesting physical features of the country. 



Messrs. Park & Cunningham — Canes of Letter- Wood ; skilful work- 

 manship in making and polishing, and as a superior exhibit of cane in 

 k tter-wood. 



Pin. Anna Regina -Rum; Entire absence of deleterious matter, 

 excellent taste and general characteristics, a good distillation, as 

 indicated by the following relative percentages of excellence : — 



