Report of Society's Meetings. 221 



Hons. E. C. Luard, A. R. Gilzean, W. A. Wolseley, 

 A. Weber and B. Howell Jones, Messrs. S. G. T. Bourke, 

 R. T. Wright, Geo. Garnett, Luke M. Hill, Jacob Conrad 

 and Capt. A, Duncan. 



The Assistant Secretary read an advertisement of a 

 Prize Essay on Tobacco cultivation and curing for which 

 $50 was offered. According to the advertisement the 

 Society was to appoint two Judges, on the motion of the 

 Chairman, seconded by Mr. L. M. Hill, Mr. G. S. Jenman 

 was chosen, and on that of the Hon. A. R. Gilzean seconded 

 by Mr. Jacob Conrad, Mr. Louis Paddenburg. 



In the matter of Mr. Coelho's paper on India Rubber 

 colle6lion, the Assistant Secretary read a letter from Mr. 

 J. A. Robinson, which had been brought before the 

 Society at a General Meeting held September 13th, 1883, 

 this being done at the request of Mr. Jacob Conrad. 



The following donations were reported, for which the 

 thanks of the .Society were accorded : — 



To the Library : — 



Mr. F. V. McConnell — Boundary Question Blue Book. 



Gen. F. H. G Gorsira — Venezuelan Yellow Book, 1896, 

 and Ven. Hand-Book, 1893. 



To the Museum : — 

 32 Enlarged Photographs— ethnological por- i Taken and given by F. 

 traits of Makushi Indians, e.c. ... J V. McConnell. 



17 Pieces, Rare Pottery, stone bowls, celts i „ ,, ., ^ 



A A- f u 1 fci .J [ F. V. McConnell. 



and dippers, from aback of Skeldon J 



1 Specimen 'tiger's eye'..Mineral— S. Africa ...Mrs. Barratt. 



I Unique quartz celt ...Conawarook Creek ...James Leacock. 



Tobacco & native ricc.Vryheid's Lust ...John Junor 



6 Surinam toads ...Surinam ... ...Dr. Odesnun. 



«,.,,, T "1 Per G, S. Jenman, H. L. 



Nest or swallow ...Leguan ... \ ' 



J Straker. 



I Large beetle ...Rupununi ... ...J. Bentley, 



