Report of Society's Meetings. 151 
The Honorary Treasurer laid over the list of members 
who had not paid their subscriptions for the current year, 
which in accordance with the By-Laws was directed to 
be posted in the Reading Room. 
The following report from Mr. J. J. Quelch, Hon. 
Secretary, Committee of Correspondence, was read : — 
I have the honour to report from the Committee of 
Correspondence that all the preliminary arrangements in 
conne6lion with the Horticultural and Poultry Show, of 
1899, are well in hand. The date has been fixed for 
Thursday and Friday, the 17th and i8th August next, 
and His Excellency, the Governor, has most kindly given 
his patronage, and will open the Show. Permission has 
been granted by the Mayor and Town Council for the 
use of the Promenade Gardens as in past years ; and th6 
Dire6tors of the Demerara Railway, and of Sprostons, 
Limited, have promised free carriage of exhibits to and 
from Georgetown from their various stations of call. The 
railway authorities will also issue return tickets for visi- 
tors at reduced rates on both days of the Show, while 
Sprostons, Limited, will run a late ferry boat to the West 
Bank on the first evening. 
Posters of the Show have been placarded over the 
town, and, together with Prize-lists, are being distri- 
buted all over the colony. The Prize-list has been 
framed much on the same lines as last year, the total 
amount offered in prizes being more than $700 — addi- 
tional prizes being offered for young fruit-trees in the 
artisan se6lion, and for cocoanut oil in both se6lions of 
the class of Economic Produ6ls, those for cotton (raw) 
being struck out. 
Special prizes for 25 lbs. of native leaf Tobacco, 
manufactured for consumption, have been offered by the 
Directors of the Society, the first prize being $15 and 
the second $10. 
The exhibits of native manufa6lurers at work, which 
in past shows proved so attra6live, will again be made, 
including (i) Native Indians in the manufa6lure of 
basket work, hammocks, ropes, etc, (2) Coolie exhibit in 
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