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Mr. Quelch gave some account of several of the dona- 
tions and Prof. Harrison spoke of the minerals, which he 
said were from the Moruca ; he also informed the meet- 
ing that he intended to arrange for a meeting at the Labo- 
ratory, shortly, when he would exhibit some se6lions, &c,, 
under the microscopic. 
The meeting then terminated. 
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Meeting held 14th April, — Mr. R. G. Duncan, 
President, in the Chair. 
Members present 8. 
Ele6lions. — Associates: Messrs. Joseph Gomes, M. 
G. V. R, de Groot, W. Stanley Jones, Thos. Dixon, 
J. MacMahon, and S. A. Cambridge. 
The President informed the Meeting that His Excel- 
lency Sir Walter Sendall, K.C.M.G., had consented to 
become Vice-Patron of the Society. He then moved 
that the By-Laws be suspended as far as was necessary 
to ele6l His Excellency an Honorary Member without 
delay. This having been seconded by Mr. Jacob Conrad 
and carried, His Excellency was duly ele6led. 
The President stated that the Combined Court had 
granted the sum of $i,ooo in aid of a Live Stock Show 
on condition that the Society obtained a similar amount. 
The Agricultural Committee had recommended the 
Dire6lors to guarantee the amount required but they 
could not see their way to do this. Two individual 
members had offered to subscribe, and he thought that 
possibly the sum might be raised in that way ; those 
willing to do so might inform the Secretary. 
Mr. Wieting spoke of the difficulty in getting indi- 
viduals to subscribe. 
