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and the manner in which they were received by the 
meeting. I hope you will convey my warm thanks to 
the members of the Society and assure them that I appre- 
ciate most highly the compliment which they have paid 
me. If I can do anything for the welfare and advance- 
ment of the Society in the future my poor services are 
always at its command." 
The following letter from the Dire6lor, Imperial Insti- 
tute, was also read :— 
** Sir, — I beg to acknowledge with many thanks the 
receipt of your letter of the 23rd November, and to 
inform you that the samples of fibres, therein advised, 
have been safely received, 
I have forwarded to Messrs. Thirkell & Co. the fibres, 
together with your remarks as to their growth in British 
Guiana and the possibility of trade. As soon as I receive 
their report on the subje6l I will communicate again 
with you." 
The thanks of the Society were accorded for the 
following donations : — 
To the Library,— from Mrs. May, — Terence's Comedies, 
160 1 ; Ovid's Works, 1685 — From Mr. G. H. Richter, 
7 Vols, Missouri Botanical Gardens* Reports. 
To the Museum as follows :— 
Cane Moth and Caterpillar ... ...G. S. Jenman, 
Cyprinodont Fish ... ... ... ...D. C. Cameron. 
„ „ and Rose Moth, and Cater* "J ^ „ .. 
' [ T. S. Hargreaves. 
pillars ... ... ... J 
Stone Implements ..i ... ... ...Allan Houston. 
Skull of King Vulture ... ... ...T. Barshall. 
3 Beetles ... ... ... ... ...Miss Harrison. 
Nest of 4 Bird's Eggs ... ... ...E. Hughes. 
5 Bird Skins ... ... ... ...Dr. Young. 
2 Clear-wing Moths... ... ... ...A. von Ravensburg. 
