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Commercial Committee—Chairman : Jacob Conrad ; 
Vice-Chairman: J. Y. Baldwin ; Secretary: Wm. Cun- 
ningham. 
Book Committee—Chairman: S. M. Bellairs; Vice- 
Chairman: Jas. Gillespie. 
The Treasurer laid over his annual statement of the 
finances of the Society showing a balance in hand of 
$1,645 73. He spoke of the necessity for economy as 
the Society was simply living from hand to mouth. It 
was necessary to have a balance in hand for they were 
continually incurring expense for repairs to the buildings, 
and soon these would again want painting, which would 
require more than the-present surplus. 
The Hon. Mr. Davis thought the Treasurer took too 
depressing a view of their financial condition, and Mr. 
Hargreaves spoke of the want of a proper room for the 
Curator of the Museum. 
The Statement was referred to the next meeting, to 
be audited by two Dire€tors in accordance with the By- 
Laws. 
The Secretary read the following report from the 
Agricultural Committee :— : 
Georgetown, December 30th, 1896. 
To the President and Members of the 
R. A. & C. Society, 
Gentlemen,— On behalf of the Agricultural Committee of the Society, 
I have the honour to report that the letter of Mr. Norman Forster on 
Jute Cultivation has been considered by the Committee, who direéted 
me to report that they will be prepared to do all in their power to assist 
Mr. Forster in his project for introducing the culture of Jute into the 
colony. 
I have also the honour to lay over copy of a letter from Professor 
Harrison, covering an interesting report on the results of manuring in 
connection with cane fungus, which the Committee thought of so much 
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