64 The Journal of the Royal 
Hargrsaves brought forward the question which led to 
the appointment of the Fisheries Committee. The 
committee had started its labours, and they had in 
Mr. Evans, the Curator, a man who, he believed, was 
thoroughly up in the subject. Before Sir Cavendish 
Boyle left the colony he proposed that an experimental 
shipment of fruit should be sent to Canada, but he 
regretted to have to state that the experiment had been 
an absolute failure. He had hoped to be able to 
announce that afternoon that the lecture by Dr. Ozzard 
on the malaria mosquito would take place on 19th 
instant, but owing to counter attractions the lecture 
was postponed till next month. Meanwhile, Dr. Ozzard 
proposed to obtain a larger number of diagrams and to 
send to England for suitable slides. The number of 
members was practically the same as at the beginning 
of the year ; at the same time the Society had sustained 
losses by absence from the colony and death. Of those 
who left them for elsewhere the two most prominent 
were Mr. Messer, who took a great deal of interest in 
the Society, and Sir Cavendish Boyle, who, as they 
were all aware, was of very great use, and who took a 
deep interest in everything that concerned them. By 
death they deplored the loss of Bishop Butler, who w^as 
well-known and beloved by all who knew him. They 
also regretted the loss of Mr. Arthur Weber, at one 
time President of the Society. Another was the late 
Mr. T. St. F. Daly, son of one of their oldest, best and 
most hard-working members, and last of all was Mr. 
Rockcliffe, who was a very bright example to all young 
men in the colony of what pluck and hard work could 
do. In concluding, the Chairman moved the election 
of Mr. Luke M. Hill as president for the ensuing year. 
