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Wales. These are the more valuable from the fact, that a Member of 

 your Society has been appointed by Government to report upon the 

 Geology and Mineralogy of the Saffragam district, introductory 

 perhaps to a more extended enquiry. 



With a view to elicit information on the subject of Native Ma- 

 nufactures, so as to afford the means of promoting their improvement, 

 a series of questions bearing on this branch of Industry, has been 

 addressed to influential Gentlemen in different districts of the Island, 

 and the Society will have accomplished much, if by means of such 

 inquiries, the industrial prosperity and social well-being of the Native 

 population be advanced. 



The subject of Native Agriculture has lately been discussed at a 

 Monthly Meeting of the Society, and probably before the return of 

 another anniversary further information will be obtained. 



Your Committee cannot but allude with satisfaction to the sub- 

 ject of the "Monthly Evening Meetings" held by the Society, for 

 the purpose of conversation and discussion on topics connected with 

 its labours. Although the nature of these Meetings preclude any Report 

 being given of their progress, it is evident to your Committee, that 

 they have a sensible influence on the prosperity of the Society, tending 

 as they do, to the opening up of new subjects of inquiry, and generally 

 imparting additional vigor to the efforts of its Members. With a view 

 to render these Meetings of greater practical utility, your Committee 

 beg to suggest, that, for the future, a course of subjects for discussion 

 be prepared every six months, and circulated amongst the Members, so 

 as to aid those who are disposed to prepare at leisure for entering on the 

 topics. Under present arrangements, the shortness of the notice renders 

 this impracticable ; the time and place for the Meetings might remain 

 for after adjustment. 



Your Committee have much satisfaction in laying before you the 

 Report of the Statistical Committee for the past year, and in doing so, 

 express a hope that it will continue its labours with unremitting care, 

 forming as they do, a most interesting branch of our inquiries. 



No Report has been forwarded from the Meteorological Com- 



