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up ; and I was instructed to communicate thereon directly with the 
Directors of the Society, since, inthe opinion of the Committee, the Society 
had been approached by mistake instead of the Chamber of Commerce. 
I was also instructed to bring to the notice of the Society the following 
two matters in connection with the Horticultural Show, 1896, as recorded 
in the minutes of the Society’s meetings in the last issue of Timehri :— 
ist. That in the minutes for September, page 4o1, line 32, the words 
“Mr. Quelch” occur instead of ‘The President.” 
2nd. That in.the minutes for October, in the Committee’s report, 
page 409, line 14, instead of the words “ Chairman who under- 
took,” the passage should read: ‘Chairman, Treasurer and 
Secretary, aud Mr. L. M. Hill, who took charge of the erection 
and removal of the sheds and fittings; and Mr. T.S. Hargreaves, 
especially, who with the Chairman, undertook,” etc. 
And I have further, on behalf of the Committee, to request that in the 
next number of Timehri, an addenda slip be affixed with the corrections 
as above indicated. - 
I have, &c., 
J. J. QUELCH, 
Hon. Secty. Committee of Correspondence. 
Mr. T. S. Hargreaves gave notice of motion “That 
the Book Committee be asked to endeavour, where funds 
allow, to increase the number of reference books (up to 
date) in the Library.” | 
Mr. Thomas Daly, on behalf of the Dire&tors, gave 
notice of the following amendments to the By-Laws :— 
At the next meeting I shall move on behalf of the Directors that the 
following alterations of the By-Laws be made :— 
1. Addition to Chapter 1, clause 4, after the words “ a Museum and 
Model Room” of— 
“to the carrying on of a Periodical Publication as the organ of the 
Society ;” 
When amended this By-Law will read as follows :— 
4. The funds of the Society shall be devoted to the establishment and 
maintenance of suitable Public Rooms in the City of Georgetown, for 
the use of Members, viz.:—A Reading Room and Library, an Exchange 
Room, and a Museum and Model Room;; to the carrying on of a Periodi= 
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