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some of the planting members might give it some con- 

 sideration, and if they could lay over scatistics of the 

 number of tasks performed, and of those lost to the 

 estate, and the reasons why these latter had not been 

 performed, it would be very interesting. 



The Secretary read the following communication 

 from J. T. Quigley, Galveston, Texas, and stated that in 

 reply he had forwarded a copy of the " Handbook of 

 British Guiana," and stated that he would be happy to 

 supply any special information. 



Galveston, Texas, U.S.A., 



August 20th, 1894. 

 Secretary Royal Agricultural & Commercial Society, 

 of British Guiana, Georgetown. 



Dear Sir, — On behalf of a small number of English-speaking agricul- 

 turists who contemplate locating in a tropical country, and who are 

 favorably impressed with what they have heard of British Guiana, I beg 

 to ask ^in case such aftion is customary and might be deemed mutually 

 beneficial) that you kindly furnish me with a little of such information 

 regarding the country and its inducements as you might consider 

 useful to intending settlers of this class. 



Very respeftfuUy yours, 



J. t. quigley. 



Mr. W. T. Binnie read his paper on "Our Provision 

 Supply,"* for which a vote of thanks was accorded, and 

 the discussion left over until the following meeting. 



The thanks of the Society were accorded for the 

 following donations : — 



From the President — 4 reports on the West Coast 

 Sea Defences. 



From Mr. E. H. G. Dalton — Lanzi's History of Paint- 

 ing, 3 vols. ; Schlegel's Dramatic Literature and Philoso- 

 phy of History. 



The meeting then terminated. 



* See page 261. 



