i8 The Journal of the Royal 
The President said these returns had been carefully 
made and were very valuable. They had been colle6led 
by the Commissaries and tabulated by the Government 
Botanist. 
The Secretary was desired to thank the Government, 
and the papers ordered to be laid upon the table. 
Mr. Quelch gave the following account of his recent 
trip to the Corentyne : — 
He had visited the Corentyne distri6l, but until thespeci- 
mens he colle6led had been prepared they were hardly fit 
for his making observations about them. The expedition 
was made for colle6ling purposes, as they had very 
little in the Museum from that part of the colony, owing 
chiefly to^the difficulties in getting there and of transport. 
Very few people lived in the upper part of the Corentyne 
River. There were only two Indian stations where they 
could get provisions, and the difficulties of his doing 
much work and travelling were consequently great. The 
portion of the country which he wished to examine was 
Wonotobo, about 250 miles from the Coast, and the 
great savannahs around Orealla. Unfortunately, on 
account of the long drought, it was impossible to penetrate 
within eighty or ninety miles of his destination. Even 
the ballata boats with strong crews could not get up the 
river. The savannahs in the immediate vicinity of 
Orealla were extremely barren and the results of the 
expedition were not what he expe6led. Still, he could 
report that he had brought back a very mixed and general 
colle6lion and one of considerable interest in many re- 
spe6ls. He thought it was possible that the Corentyne 
would receive more attention soon. Up the river he 
heard from Dutch sources that gold had been found in 
fairly large quantities on the Dutch side, and he saw no 
reason to doubt that it would be found on this side also. 
At Cabelebo Creek a small prospering party, working 
with a battel, got two pounds ol gold within a fortnight. 
There was also a considerable quantity of ballata to be 
found in the Upper Corentyne. A good deal of timber 
could be obtained in the distri6l, especially bullet wood 
