184 TIMEHRI. 
Georgetown, April 7th, 1897. 
To the President and Members of the 
' R.A. & C, Society. 
Gentlemen,—I have the honour to report on behalf of the Agricul- 
tural Committee of the Society that they have carefully considered Mr. 
R. W. S. Mitchell’s communication through the Government in refer- 
ence to sugar shipments from this colony to India, and are of. opinion 
that cane sugar of the quality referred to cannot be shipped from here 
and landed at Calcutta at the price named, viz., twelve shillings per cwt- 
I have, &c., 
S. BELLAIRS, 
Hon. Secretary, Agricultura! Committee. 
A Government communication referring to two sam- 
ples of crystal and granulated beet sugar and two sam- 
ples of Jute seed which were laid upon the table, was 
also read. 
In reference to the Jute seed the Secretary informed 
the meeting that the two samples had been tested by Mr. 
Jenman at the Botanical Gardens, with the result that only 
that marked A had germinated. 
The motion in reference to the amendment of certain 
By-Laws, of which due notice had been given, was brought 
forward by the Hony. Secretary, who stated that he did 
so at the request of the Direétors. 
The President stated that these amendments were pro- 
posed for the purpose of putting right an anomaly by which 
the Committee of Correspondence is charged in the By- 
Laws with certain duties which have been performed by 
the Direétors for many years. 
In reply to a question of the Hon. C. Boyle, the 
Secretary stated that the Journal did not pay, and the 
President said it cost over $300 per annum. 
The Hon. Mr. Boyle having asked if it was fieebaiea 
that the Journal should pay in the hands of the Direétors, 
