io The Journal op the Royal 
Meeting held loth May, igoo. — Sir Cavendish Boyle, 
K.C.M.G., President in the Chair. 
Members present lo. 
Ele6lion. — Associate-. Mr. S. Busby. 
The Hon. Treasurer submitted a list of those members 
whose subscriptions were unpaid and whose names had 
been expunged in accordance with the by-laws. The 
list was ordered to be posted in the Reading Room. 
The following letter from the Committee of Corres- 
pondence was read and taken for notification ; — 
The Museum, May loth, 1900. 
R. T. A. Daly, Esq., 
Hon. Secretary, R. A. & C. Society. 
Sir, — I have the honour to report from the Committee 
of Correspondence that the arrangements are well in 
hand for the Horticultural and Poultry Show, 1900. The 
date has been fixed for Thursday and Friday, 6th and 
7th September, and the Mayor and Town Council have 
been asked for permission to use the Promenade Gardens 
on those days, as in past Shows ; and seeing how very 
much this permission conduces to the success of the 
Shows, it is hoped that it will be granted. The Prize- 
list has been revised, and is in course of preparation, to- 
gether with posters, for distribution. The disqualifica- 
tion of the employees of the Botanic Gardens from open 
competition in the ordinary Se6lions has been withdrawn ; 
and the first Seftion in all the classes has been made 
open, except to Public Institutions. Exhibits of the 
working of native Industries will again form a special 
feature, and this year the Bee industry of the Tyrell 
Bros, will be specially illustrated. The Dire6lors of the 
Demerara Railway and of Sprostons, Limited, havegranted 
the usual facilities, the railway giving free carriage of 
exhibits at owner's risk, and issuing cheap return tickets 
on both days of the Show, while Sprostons, Limited, 
give free carriage of exhibits and will run a late ferry 
boat to the W. Bank on the first evening of the Show. 
