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to say he was unable to attend, his motion in re- 
gard to princing the proceedings of the Society was 
left over until next meeting. 
Mr. Mackay called attention to the reported ba¢terium 
in so-called faulty rum, and the President stated that 
the matter was then under consideration by the Agri- 
cultural Committee and would be reported upon when 
the investigation was farther advanced. Up to the 
present however the results pointed strongly to the 
conclusion that the organism present was not the cause 
of the cloudiness, 
The Secretary read the annexed letter from Mr. 
Edward Sutton :— 
12th July, 1897. 
Thos. Daly, Esq., : 
Hon. Seéty. R. A. & Com. Society. 
Dear Sir,—I have the pleasure of acknowledging re- 
ceipt of your letter of the 23rd June last, informing me 
of my having been unanimously eleéted an honorary 
member of your Society. I beg you will convey to 
the members my best thanks for this great and un- 
merited distinétion, all the more highly esteemed from 
the faét of having been entirely unsolicited and totally 
unexpected, I trust I may regard it as an expression 
of appreciation of my humble efforts to contribute to 
the advancement of the cane sugar industry and of 
my stedfast desire to be useful in every possible way 
to that important interest. I have repeatedly received 
so much kindness and assistance in my work from 
gentlemen conneéted with British Guiana and the West 
Indies that it is an especial gratification to be more 
