406 TiMEHRI. 



the Government Secretary, asking that enquiries might 

 be made. 



The thanks of the Society were accorded for the fol- 

 lowing donations to the Museum : — 



Alligators, Salempenta, 1 ^ -■ •, 



y ...G. S. Tenman. 



Rough Fox, Luffahs J 



Atlantic Soundings off E. ■; _. 



^ \ ...Capt. Young. 



Demerara ... ...J 



Silver Coin ... ...Venezuela ... ...Ag. Consul Pinaud- 



Bat ... ... ... ...John Junor. 



Leaf-Insea ...P. Waddell. 



Rare Swift ... ... ...H. L. Straker. 



The meeting then terminated. 



Meeting held Odlober 22nd. — His Excellency Caven- 

 dish Boyle, C.M.G., President in the Chair. 



Members present 19. 



Ele6tions. — Members : Messrs. W. A. Sawtell, Jack 

 Morpurgo and C. A. Parrett and Dr. Emile E. 

 Lungwitz. 



Associates : Messrs. C. Neaves, Jas. Fitz- 

 gerald, Chas. W. Todd, H. H. Schram, George 

 Jamieson. J. Atkinson and Frank P. Comber. 

 The following report of the Committee of Correspon- 

 dence was laid over and diredled to be printed and dis- 

 tributed among the members so that it might be discussed 

 at the next meeting: — 



The Museum, Oft. 14th, 1896, 

 To the Directors : Royal Agricultural 

 and Commercial Society. 

 Sir, — In addition to the short report on the recent Horticultural 

 Show, laid before the last meeting of the Society, I have the honour by 



