166 TIMEHRI. 
The annexea report of the. Committee of Correspon- 
dence was also read :— 
The Museum, Jany. 14, 1897. 
R. T, A. Daly, Esq., 
Secty. Royal Agricultural & Commercial Society. 
Sir,—I have the honour to state that at a meeting of the Committee 
of Correspondence held yesterday, Mr. S. M. Bellairs was eleGted Chair- 
man, and Mr, T. S. Hargreaves, Vice-Chairman for the current year _ 
I was also requested to forward to you the enclosed letter ve the 
Cattle and Horse disease in the E. Coast distri, to be laid before the 
general meeting of the Society, in order that suggestions be made for 
lessening the evil complained of, 
I have the honour to be, &c., 
J-.J. QUELCH, 
Hon. Seéty., Committee of Correspondence. 
In reference to Mr. Hassell’s letter on the Cattle 
disease, it was agreed that a copy of the same be for- 
warded to the Government and that it be also referred 
to the Agricultural Committee. 
In the matter of the President’s motion for the adop- 
tion of Seétions 5 and 6 of the recommendations of the 
Report on the Horticultural Show, he stated that as they 
referred to a question of finances he would propose that 
they be left to the Dire€tors. This having been seconded 
by the Hon. Mr. Boyle, it was carried unanimously. 
In the absence of Capt. A. Duncan, Mr. Luke M. Hill 
brought forward the matter of the specimen inlaid tables 
left over from the previous meeting. He moved that the 
two tables before the meeting be purchased by the 
Society and forwarded to Messrs. Foy, Morgan & Co., 
with a request that they would exhibit them in their sample 
room for a time, and afterwards endeavour to sell them 
for the benefit of the Society. | 
This having been seconded by Mr. Conyers, the Rev. 
Mr. Ritchie spoke in favour of some other specimens of 
