17 # — 
t 8. What i'b the yield of sogar to 100 gallons of vesou ? 
< 9. The Society proposes to apply a certain sum annually in Prizes of Medals, of 
naooey, for the encouragement of the cuTivaiion of th* 1 Cane. I» what mariner do you 
think ttiis sum can be best employed? *. e in what respect is the cultivation of the 
Gane, as at present followed in your district, most dtücient, and susceptible of 
improvemenl ? 
N. B. An answer to the last question is requested separately, and wilh as little 
delay as may be conyenient f 
Le Secretaire comrrmnique une lellre du Tresoriers’excusant de 
son absence et donnant cunnaLsance de l etat de la caässe de la 
Socieie esab.issant eu sa faveur une balance de £ 60 5. ll. dans 
laquelle eile pourrait au besoin puiser pour subyenir aux depen- 
ses necessitees par les prix et les recompenses que le Comite 
propose de deceruer a l’agriculiure. 
Un duplicata de la lettre adressee par l’H »norable Secretaire 
Colonial ä M. Jaunet pour lui annoucer la Suspension d’alloca- 
tion qui lui avait eie temporairement accordee par le Gouverne- 
ment pour la culfure du the, est envoye de la pari de l’Honora- 
ble Secretaire Colonial pour etre depose dans les arcltives de la 
Societe. 
Colonial Secretary’s Office, 18/A November 1846. 
To Hr. Jaunet. 
Sir, 
His Excellency the Governor having had before him a report front the Natural 
Bistory Society, stating that the cultivation of Tea has been eosured to the Coiony, 
and tbat the object which the Secretary of state had in view in gratirg to you the 
assislance of Chinese or other labout ing h-nds, has been attained, 1 have in conse- 
quence, been d'rected to acquaint you tbat the continuance of that assistdnce will 
cease wilh the present monlb. 
1 have the honor to be, 
Sir, 
Your most obedient servant, 
G. F. DU K, 
Colonial Secretary . 
JEUDI, 4 DECEMBRE 1845. 
L’Honorable G. F. Dick., occupe le fauteuil, 
MM. W. Bojer, Lienard, L. Bouton, J Morris, A. Desenne, 
Auta d de Rragarp, H Rarlow, ie Docteur Cotton, l’H* no- 
rable CuNiNGHAMt,, E. Duvivier, J. Lienard, le Docteur Per- 
rot, je Doclenr Roberts >n. 
M. Eug. de Froberville, membre correspondant. 
Apres la lecture du proces-verbal de la derniere seance on pro- 
cede ä l’election de MM H Leiniere, A. Geneve et J. Monne- 
ron, qui sont nommes membrts residanls. 
