Report of Society's Meetings. 219 



Meeting held June nth. — Capt. A. Duncan, Dire6lor, 

 in the chair, 



Members present 14. 



YXQQC\QXis.--Member: Hon. H. A. Bovell, LL.B., Q.C. 

 Associates : Messrs. H. B. Gainfort and 

 W. E. Bellamy. 



Captain A. Duncan brought forward his motion for an 

 expression of opinion as to the desirability of establishing 

 a branch of the Navy League in this colony. He said he 

 had received a letter from the Secretary of the League, 

 asking him as Mayor of Georgetown, to endeavour to es- 

 tablish such a branch. The obje6t,of the League was to in- 

 fluence public opinion on the matter of the Naval Defence 

 of the British Empire, and to urge Britons everywhere 

 to united a6lion in favour of keeping the Navy in a con- 

 stant state of efficiency, recognizing the fa6l that great 

 ships cannot be built on an emergency. The existence 

 of the Empire depended upon the command of the sea, 

 and this was not only a matter of importance to the 

 Mother Country but to the Colonies as well. The Markets 

 for their produce were across the seas, and from other 

 countries came the greater portion of their food supply. 

 He thought that, both from the national standpoint as 

 well as for local reasons, the Navy League should be sup- 

 ported, and he hoped that Members would give their as- 

 sistance. 



In reply to the Hon. N. D. Davis, the Chairman said 

 that the proposed branch would not be conne6ted with 

 the Society. He did not think they were stretching the 

 by-laws of the Society by considering the matter. If 

 they thought it desirable to form a branch of the Navy 

 League a provisional Committee might be appointed to 



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