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also read the annexed letter from Messrs. Foy, Mor- 
gan & Co :— 
London, 29th December, 1896. 
Thomas Daly, Esgq,, 
Hon. Sec. Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society. 
Dear Sir,—In reply to your favour of the 2sth ult., we are pleased to 
note that as a result of our conversation with the Hon. Cavendish Boyle, 
C.M.G., you are making arrangements to ship 30-40 logs Ducaliballi, 
Purple Heart, &c., to our care in this market, and we think it will be 
best for you to do the marine insurance upon same. 
We act as Agents for the sale of wood-goods on Commission and 
shall be pleased to take charge of the above named woods and sell same 
for your account, rendering you a/csales and cheque for net proceeds in 
due course. If the logs you send prove to be suitable for our buyers, 
they would probably give us orders for further supplies, but we strongly 
advise you to ship only the largest and Jest logs to this market until a 
trade is established. We will report on the various logs when landed here. 
Yours very truly, 
FOY, MORGAN & CO. 
Mr. Luke M. Hill said that if Mora was sent for pave- 
ments the best form would be in three inch planks, nine 
inches wide. ' 
The Hon. Mr. Boyle said that the Australian woods 
were received in blocks ready to lay down. 
In reply to a question of Mr. Davis, Mr. Hill said that 
in making out an estimate for wood paving in George- 
town, he had found that it would be cheaper to import 
English beech than to obtain Mora from the woodcutters. 
Mr. Quelch spoke of the desirability of sending samples 
of crabwood, on account of its resemblance to mahogany. 
The Secretary reported the folowing eleétions of Office- 
Bearers for 1897 :— 
Agricultural Committee—Chairman: Hon. B. Howell 
Jones; Vice-Chairman : Prof. J. B. Harrison ; Secretary : 
S. M. Bellairs. 
