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PROCEEDINGS OF THE VICTORIA INSTITUTE. 
to arrange their hours and places of meeting. Two of these 
Committees (the Industrial and Commercial and the Natural 
History Committees) made reports at the next meeting of the 
Board which were adopted, and some of their recommendations 
have been carried into effect. 
In accordance with the recommendation of the Industrial 
Committee, Professor Carmody delivered two Lectures during 
the year, the first on “ Commercial Products,” and the second on 
“ Short Hand as a Branch of Education,” but it is to be regretted 
that the attendance of members and of the public was not such 
as these two most useful and interesting Lectures deserved. 
Another recommendation was the formation of an Industrial 
Commercial Museum of local products and manufactures. This, 
though not yet effected has not been lost sight of, and it is 
expected that members will see the first attempt at such a 
museum in the very near future. 
Correspondence with the Imperial Institute was advocated, 
but although our President is a correspondent of Sir Somers Vine, 
there has been little official correspondence with the Imperial 
Institute during this year. The publications of that institution 
have been regularly received, and the local Institute has been 
nominated the corresponding agent of the English one. It is to 
be hoped that matters will improve in this direction during the 
next year. 
In accordance with the recommendation of the Natural 
History Committee, a drying box for preparing insect and other 
specimens has been prepared, and setting boards and Insect 
Show Cases have been imported. It is expected that the Field 
Naturalists’ Members will now take the advantage of these 
facilities, and supply the necessary material to° make the 
entomological collection as complete as possible. 
The Natural History Committee also 
purchase of a Science Lantern. 
recommended 
the 
The President, when in England in July last ordererl * 
set of apparatus which arrived in January, 1896 and the 
Institute may be said to be in possession nf tl,. « ’ , o • th 
Lantern in the island, and perhaps in the West Indief^A 80161106 
ments for the use of the ElectricLight with this lantt raQge ' 
yet quite complete, but it will not be loZg hliol ^Z “7 1 
be in a position to afford members and the T* WlU 
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