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nothing remained to be done beyond stating that, although 
the colony will not be represented officially, there was 
nothing to prevent any person sending his own exhibits. 
The following Government communication in re a 
proposal to establish a Banana Trade was read and left 
over for consideration until the next meeting: — 
Government Secretary's Office, 
Georgetown, Demerara, 
nth September, igoo. 
Sir, — I have the honour by dire6lion of the A6ling 
Governor to transmit a copy of a communication received 
from Messrs. Frame, Alston and Company, and to invite 
an expression of the views of the Royal Agricultural and 
Commercial Society on the suggestions therein contained 
for the establishment of a Banana trade between this 
Colony and the United States. 
I have the honour to be, &c., 
D. C. CAMERON. 
The Honorary Secretary, 
The Royal Agricultural and 
Commercial Society. 
from Frame, Alston and Company to Governor Sir 
Walter y, Sendall, dated 6th June, igoo. 
Dear Sir, — I notice in an article in to-day's "Journal 
of Commerce" that there is a proje6l on foot to develop 
the Banana industry in your colony, and as I am working 
along the other end of the line here I think we might 
profitably come together. 
Within the last month there has been formed an Asso- 
ciation of Banana dealers covering the south and south- 
western part of this country, in opposition to the Trust 
situated in this city, and I am at present negotiating with 
them with the object of running a line of Steamers suitable 
for the Fruit trade, and to lessen the cost of running such 
Steamers I am endeavouring to make arrangements tQ 
give them outward Freights from the Gulf where most of 
