420 TiMEHRI. 



" rule of thumb," it was not uniform. The trouble had, he 

 thought, been brought about by persons interested in the 

 sale of a particular colouring. At present, however, 

 scarcely any rum left the colony with a very high obscura- 

 tion, as by care and attention they could always keep 

 below three per cent. 



The Hon. Mr. Howell Jones stated that virtually all 

 the essays had been sent from other parts of the world, 

 and he agreed with the President that there was no 

 secret in the preparation. 



The report was adopted. 



The Secretary read the following report from the 

 Agricultural Committee: — 



Georgetown, Novr. 14th, 1894. 

 To the President and Members, 



of the R. A. and C. Society. 

 Gentlemen,— By direction of the Agricultural Committee, and in 

 accordance with the Government Regulations for free analyses by the 

 Government Chemist, I have the honour to report that specimens of 

 diseased canes from Pin. Windsor Forest have been examined. These 

 canes were taken from three fields where five per cent, of the crop was 

 either dying or dead, the remainder being apparently healthy, and Mr. 

 R. G. Duncan stated that he had ordered the fields to be reaped at 

 once, although the canes were not ripe, and the trash to be burnt. Prof, 

 Harrison reports that the damage was done by the moth borer and 

 that the canes weie also much affefted by rind fungus. 

 I have, &c., 



S. R. COCHRAN, 

 Secretary, Agricultural Committee. 



The President stated that the canes referred to had 

 been sent by him to Prof. Harrision. They were at- 

 tacked by the same fungus that had done so much damage 

 in Barbados. Fortunately the disease had not become 

 epidemic here, although it had been found on several 



