154 TiMEHRI. 
successful in curing two cases of what was believed to be 
Anthrax, at Vryheid's Lust. 
The meeting then terminated. 
Meeting held 8th June^ i8gg. — Hon. B. Howell Jones, 
President, in the chair. 
Members present 9. 
The following report from Mr. J. J. Quelch, Hon. 
Secretary of the Committee of Correspondence was 
read : — 
I have the honour to report from the Committee of 
Correspondence that the resolutit)n of the last general 
meeting of the Society, that the question of the 
emplovfes of Botanic or Public Gardens competing for 
prizes at the Horticultural Show, be reconsidered by the 
Committee, has been dealt with ; and that the Committee, 
after reading the correspondence on the subjeft, feel 
they cannot make any change in the resolution passed 
at the last meeting of the Committee in excluding the 
employees of Botanic and Public Gardens from com- 
peting for the ordinary prizes at the Horticultural Show ; 
but it is distin6liy to be understood that the employees 
will still be entitled to special prizes of equivalent value, 
if recommended by the judges, 
A letter from the A6ling Assistant Government Secre- 
tary was read, stating that the books and documents 
relating to the Venezuelan Boundary Question were not 
yet on sale. 
Another letter from the A6ling Assistant Government 
Secretary was read, stating that the Receiver General 
had been authorized to pay to the Hon. Treasurer of the 
Society the amount voted for the Horticultural Show. 
Ihe President reported that the Dire6lors had granted 
six months' leave of absence to Mr. Rodway, and that 
Mr. Quelch would a6l for him during his absence. 
Mr, Hargreaves said he did not know whether to give 
notice of motion or simply suggest that the Society 
