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dered by the Baltic Sea, and those bordered by the St. Law- 
rence river; for instance, the year 1833, when we imported 
from 
Russia 
Sweden 
Norway 
Prussia 
Gt. Hunds. 
. 10,815 
. 2,633 
. 7,124 
. 4,229 
Total from Countries bordered by 
the Baltic .... 24,801 
British Possessions, N. A. . 30,974 
So we import bad timber some 4,000 miles at a great 
expense, while we could have a superior article from places 
less than one-fourth of that distance ; in fact, the annual loss 
to the community has been under estimated at £1,000,000 
sterling. 
Deals are also obtained, though in small quantities, from 
the following countries, besides those already mentioned : — 
Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, Portugal, Italy, East 
India Company’s territories and Ceylon, British West Indies, 
Isles of Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney, and Man ; but from all 
these, in the same year as that above quoted, viz. 1832, the 
whole amount of deals imported was not more than 15 Great 
Hundreds. 
(To be continued .) 
NOVEMBER 29th. ms 
J. E. Gray, Esq., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 
Anniversary Meeting. 
The Secretary read the Annual Report (as appended to 
these Proceedings), which was unanimously adopted. 
After which the Society proceeded to ballot for the election 
of Officers, when the following gentlemen were declared duly 
elected : — 
