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he had given notice, for the appointment ot a committee 
to prepare a petition to the Legislature for an amend- 
ment of the law relating to the foreclosure of mortgages, 
but the President ruled it out of order on the ground that 
it did not come within the scope of the objects for which 
the Society was constituted. 
Cattle Farming in Berbice. — The President referred 
to his paper on cattle farming submitted to the last meet- 
ing of the Society, and said he thought it ought to have 
been given to the press as the paper was meant to form 
the basis of public discussion. It was decided that the 
paper should be given to the press and discussion invited 
upon it at the next meeting. 
Timehri. — The Chairman said it was very desirable 
that gentleman should write papers on subjects of general 
interest for Timehri., and support the journal in every 
possible way ; for, he regretted to observe that the sub- 
scribers, instead ot increasing in number, were becoming 
fewer and if that process were not arrested, the publica- 
tion of the journal, which had heretofore appeared likely 
to be very successful, would have to be discontinued. 
The Treasurers/tip. — The President announced that 
during the absence from the colony of Mr. Imlach, 
Mr. Bugle had kindly consented to act as Treasurer 
of the Society. A vote of thanks to Mr. Imlach for 
his very valuable services to the Society was accorded 
by acclamation. 
Dona/ions to the Library. — Votes of thanks to the 
adting Administrator General for three volumes of the 
Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society ; to the 
Government Secretary for Consular Reports and a copy 
of the Blue Book ; and to a scientific association in Minne- 
