At Mare aux Jones (Curepipe) 20 acres witli 50,000 
trees. 
At Mer Rouge, 25,000 trees had been planted ; and at 
Canonnier’s Point and Flat Island 195,000 trees. 
The work, added the President, will be continued with- 
out much expense, but without interruption, and it was 
his belief that in a few years, the whole of those portions 
of Crown lands, now barren and unproductive, would be 
planted with forests trees, from which would be cut a 
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large supply of fuel for our manufactories and of useful 
timber for building purposes. 
He joined the Secretary in thanking those who had 
taken a share in the labors of the Society, and would 
especially mention Mr Descroizilles. He expressed the 
same regret as the Secretary that Sericiculture should 
not have taken root in Mauritius, and was inclined to 
believe that the check was probably due to the absence 
of any practical experience. He nevertheless trusted that 
at some other period we may have before us samples of 
what the silk industry would do in Mauritius. 
An experiment will be made at the Parkly Asylum, 
and mulberry plantations have already commenced. Dr 
Chastellier, Director of the Asvlum, and the Poor Law 
Commissioners, are taking deep interest in these attempts, 
and the President has no doubt as to their entire success* 
He did not widr either to forget the Secretary, whose 
modesty had attributed to himself too humble a place on 
his respect, whilst the President, on the contrary, consi- 
dered that he had fulfilled a far more important part. 
He also congratulated Col. Pike, whose absence lie 
regretted, on the interesting communications which he 
made, and he expressed a hope that the Society would 
continue to prosper. 
Mr L. Le Juge then read the following Report of the 
Auditors for the year ending 31st December 1872. 
