54 TiMEHRI. 
The following report of the Secretary of the Agricul- 
tural Committee was read and adopted : — 
** By dire6lion of the Agricultural Committee of the 
Society I have the honour to report that at their monthly 
meeting held yesterday the communications of Mr. R. 
W. S. Mitchell and of the Government in reference to 
Rice Mills were duly considered. They were of opinion 
that the matter was one for the Rice Company, and that 
as Mr. Mitchell's letter was published in the report of 
the last General Meeting nothing further was necessary 
beyond taking the letters for notification. 
** I was also dire6ted to lay upon the table samples of 
Jamaica Ginger which were forwarded by Mr. Nevile 
Lubbock from London at the request of the Committee, 
and which they sugges: maybe exhibited in the Museum. 
They are the qualities known in the London market as 
Choice, worth 120/- to 140/- per cwt., Fine 88/- to 92/-, 
Middling 75/- to 96/- and Common 68/- to 70/-; these 
prices being subje6l to fluftuations of the market. 
*' I have also the honour to report that the Office-Bearers 
for 1898, ele6ted by the Committee are as follows: — 
Chairman, Hon. B. Hovell Jones ; Vice-Chairman, Prof. 
J, B. Harrison; Hon. Secretary, Mr. S. M. Bellairs." 
The following report from the Committee of Corres- 
pondence was also reac. and taken for notification :— 
" Sir, — I have the honour to report that at a meeting of 
the Committee o: Corn spondence held on the i8th inst., 
the Hon. C. P. Gask n and Mr. R. G. Duncan were 
ele6led members of the Comn:.ittee ; and that Mr, R. G. 
Duncan was ele6led (Chairman and Mr. J. B. Hanison, 
Vice-Chairman, for the year.'' 
The Secretary repor:ed that Dr. F. H. Anderson had 
