The Journal of the Royal 
The Assistant Secretary reported the following 
elections of Office-Bearers of Committees : — 
Committee of Correspondence : 
Chairman : G. Garnett, F.R. 
Vice-Chairman : Dr. A. Matthey. 
Agricultural Committee : 
Chairman : F. I. Scare! . 
Vice- Chairman : Jas. Gillespie. 
Secretary : li. von Ziegesar. 
Book Committee : 
Chairman : Thos. Garnett. 
Vice-Chairman : C. G. Parnell. 
The Honorary Treasurer laid over his annual 
Financial Statement for 1900, which, in accordance 
with the By-Laws, was left over to be audited by two 
Directors and to be brought up at next meeting. 
A Government Communication in reference to the 
testing of British Guiana timbers at the Imperial 
Institute was read, and the report given to the 
newspapers for publication. 
The following communication from the Imperial 
Institute was read : — 
10th December, 1900. 
Sir, — I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt 
of your communication of the 9tli November on the 
subject of cocoanut fibre, and ha\'c referred }'our 
remarks and the letter of Mr. W. Smith of Park House, 
Mahaicony, to the brokers, Messrs. J. Buddy & Co., 
9, Mincing lane, London, who originated the suggestion 
of a trade by your colony in the product mentioned. 
They reply that ''it is possible coco-brush fibre may be 
a little cheaper now than it was in 189-1, but much 
