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JEIIDI, 2G NÖVEMBRE 1845. 
L’Honorable G. P. Dick, occupe le fäuteuil. 
MM. W. Bojer, L. Bouton, J Morris, l’Honorable F. Barbe, 
H. Barlow, le Lieut. -Colonel Blanshard, le Docteur Bou- 
chor, le Docieur Cotton, l’Honorable Cuninghame, E. Dupont, 
H. F iNNfiss, i’Honorable Harrison, le Lieut. -Colonel Lloyd, 
Z. Macaulay, le Docieur Robertson, V. de Robillard fils, 
le Lieut. -Colonel Svveetikg. 
Apres la lecture du proces-yerbal de la derniere seance, l’Ho- 
norable Rawson donne communication ä la Societe du Rapport 
du Comite sur les moyens <pie le Comite propose d’adopter et 
qu’il croit etre les plus propres ä employer pour enroura^fer l’agri- 
culture et les brancbes cpii en dependent, ä Maurice. 11 resulte 
d’apres la liste des ptix que le Comite propose d’aecorder, que trois 
de ces prix seront affectes a la culture du riz, deux ä celle du 
mai's et deux ä celle des dholls. 
L’Honorable President propose d’appeler egalement l’attention 
des planteurs sur la culture des racines alimeutaires, et plus par- 
ticulierement sur celie du mauioc. 
Quelques changements sont faits alorsau Rapport qui ayant ete 
souinis ä la Societe, retjoit sa pleine et entiere sauction. 11 est con^u 
dans les termes suivants : 
« The Commitlees appoinled by die Natcral II istosy Society at its meeting of the 
9th October, having asseijibted on the I3th and 2,0<h November, and having direcled* 
iheir joint proceedings with reference to the resolution of the Society agreed to on 
the 6th November, have to subaiit the following Report upon the measures which 
they consider to be the best adapted to promote the objects of the Society in the 
encouragement of Agriculture. 
« They recommend 
« ist. That the two Commitees of Agriculture and Hortieulture be for the present 
jnerged int© one Committee for the general prosecution of the above objects. 
« 2nd, That a corresponding Committee be formed in each distrint of the island, 
consisling of three or four persons, members of the Society or other», who are most 
tikely to render their assistance with the view of procuring information as to the 
existing state and progress of Agriculture within iheir respective districts, and the 
means of improvement which each di st riet presents, and of disseminating among the 
inliabitants the intentions of the Society, and such information as it may be able to 
procure and publish for the promoting and encouragement of itoprovemenls. 
a 3rd. That in the first instance a certain number of Queries be forwarded to thes* 
Commiltees, and that their opinion be solicited as to the manner in which the en* 
couragement of the Society can be best extended to the cullivatjon of the cane. 
* Alb. That the nature of this encouragement sha!l not be fixed until after tht 
receipt of replies io the above queries. 
