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cases from A. Lennox ; Oar-legged May bug from 
W. E. Bellamy ; Silvery spider from N. Burkelt ; Fresh' 
water shell from Chas. Powell ; Abnormal orange from 
Mast. Fred Layton, 
The President announced that the second of the 
ecture series would be given by Mr. Blair on Ceylon, 
and Mr. Luard had promised to illustrate it with lantern 
views of the island. 
The meeting then terminated. 
Meeting held i^th July, i8gg, — Hon. B. Howell Jones, 
President, in the chair. 
Members present 11. 
^\^E^\QVi?>,—MembQrs: Dr. Ireland and Capt. Billham' 
Associates'. Messrs. W, C. Calder, C. E. 
Shultz and C. M. Hardy. 
The President reported that the Governor had offered 
two special prizes of five dollars each, for 10 lbs. of 
Banana meal and 10 lbs, of dried, ripe, Fig Bananas, 
prepared for export, to be exhibited at the Horticultural 
Show. 
The President reported on an experimental shipment 
of Tangerene oranges recently made to England, and 
submitted a similar box to that used. Mr. Jenman had 
advised as to the right time for picking; and the best 
fruit were sele6led, wrapped in paper and carefully 
packed. They arrived in excellent condition, the only 
thing against them perhaps being that they were a little 
too green. They were not shipped by any special 
steamer or in any cold chamber, but by the ordinary 
vessels of the Royal Mail Steamship Company. The 
price realized was 10/- per box, and it was reported by 
