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payment of £3 13 10 by Mr. Stanford, as credit balance 
for sales of Timehri to 30th June. 
Mr. Wiley, Chemist to the United States department 
of Agriculture, forwarded reports of the Chemistry divi- 
sion, and asked for an exchange of the Society's Journal. 
The thanks of the meeting were awarded him, and his 
name added to the Timehri list. 
A letter from Ellis Barton, " native expert sugar 
chemist and sugar manufacturer" was read, asking the 
Society's help towards patenting his invention of a 
" compound steam percolator and cane-juice extraction 
mill." The assistance could not be granted, there being 
no funds of the Society available for such purpose. 
A letter from the London Chamber of Commerce in 
reference to a proposed establishment of Commercial 
Museums in the United Kingdom was taken for notifica- 
tion, pending receipt of further information promised 
after a visit of inspection to similar institutions on the 
Continent. 
The thanks of the Society were accorded to Colonel 
Figyelmesy for a presentation copy of " The Report of 
the U. S. Department of Agriculture for 1885." 
The meeting then terminated. 
Meeting held 14th Oclober. — The Hon. W. Russell, 
President in the chair. 
There were 58 members present. 
Eleclion. — Member : Mr. W. Morison, Goedverwag- 
ting, was elected a member. 
Mr. Conyers laid over a statement of the accounts to 
the 30th September shewing a credit balance of $2,380 78 
