Agricultural and CommeIicial Society. 3? 
On the motion of the President, a cordial vote of 
thanks was given to Mr. Scard for his interesting report. 
The report of the Fruit Shipment Committee having 
been declared open to discussion, Mr. Thos. Garnett, 
Chairman of the Committee, said that he was of opinion 
that the packing could not have been done better, and it 
was strange that the fruit had not arrived in better 
condition. That fruit from Dominica, as stated by Mr. 
Garraway, could arrive in Canada by the same line of 
steamers in good order, was easily accounted for by the 
fact that Dominica was ten days nearer, and those extra 
ten days were spent in the tropics. The Captain of the 
Ocamo showed him some oranges which had gone from 
Dominica to Canada, and come back here, and, strange 
to say, were still perfectly good. Possibly this may 
have been due to the fact that the trip was 
made in winter, the Society's shipments being sent in 
August and September. 
The President thought they might have been more 
successful in winter, and Mr. Garnett said that the 
fruit crops locally were at the time when the shipments 
were made. 
The President read the annexed memorandum from 
Messrs. Sandbach, Parker & Co., in reference to the 
expected arrival of the s.s. Orinoco which was fitted 
with ventilating fans, and suggesting a further trial 
by that vessel. He suggested that the members of the 
Committee might inspect the arrangements on the 
Orinoco, when she arrived. 
The President moved that the standing rules be 
suspended for the purpose of bringing forward a motion 
