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REPORT OF SOCIETY’S MEETINGS. 1g! 
The value of Liberian Coffee has given way recently, and quality like 
this would be worth about 58/ to 60/ per cwt. 
Yours faithfully, 
(Sgd.) LEWIS & PEAT. 
The Dire&tor, Royal Gardens, Kew. 
The President said that Dr. Morris had asked him to 
forward samples of coffee from the Canal estates as well 
as from those on the Demerara River, which he intended 
to do after the Doétor returned to England, 
The thanks of the Society were accorded for the fol- 
lowing donations to the Library—from Mr. G.S. Jenman, 
Veitch’s “A Traveller’s Notes” ; from Prof, J. B. Harri- 
son, Grenada Handbook, 1897. 
The meeting then terminated. 
BOSE Bie 
Meeting held May 21st.—Prof. J. B, Harrison, M.A., 
&c., President, in the Chair. 
| Members present 15 
The President said he had much pleasure in introducing 
Dr. Ernst of the University of Caracas, who would make 
a few remarks at a later stage of the meeting.. 
Mr. Ed. Sutton, Editor of the “Sugar Cane,” was pro- 
posed as an Honorary Member, to be ballotted for at 
the next meeting.,, 
Eleétions.—Member : Rev. R, Gibson Fisher. 
Associates: Messrs. A. E. E. Carpenter, 
C. L. Peacocke, H. Wallbridge, J. H. Castell and J. E. 
Parker. 
The President, on behalf of the Dire€tors, stated that 
they haa decided to contribute $100 towards a permanent 
Memorial of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, and also to 
illuminate the buildings of the Society in a similar man- 
ner to what was done in 1887. 
