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Meeting held September ISth. — Mr. Luke M. Hill, 
President, in the chair. 
Members present 11. 
Elections : — Members : Messrs. M. MenJonea, jnr., 
M. Nascimento and R. Scott-Bushe. 
Associates : Messrs. Fred. C. Rose and 
James Mayers. 
Mr. T. S. Hargreaves reported on behalf of the 
Fisheries Committee that they had not yet been able to 
accomplish much for want of funds, but some progress 
had been niide and they hoped to be able to report 
further before very lonjj. Dr. Evans had arranged the 
Icthyological collection in the Museum, but to accom- 
plish much more they must have funds at their 
disposfi. 
The thanks of the Society were accorded for the 
followincr donations, from : — 
The President, photo of J. Lucie Smith. 
The Government. 4 photos of the eti'ects of the 
Volcanic eruptions at St. Vincent. 
D. C. Cameron, views of Newfoundland. 
Professor DAlbuquerque, report of Agricultural 
Work, Barbados, 1899-1901. 
C. J. Hering, 102 vols old books, including Swift's 
Works 17G8, 25 vols., and a number of works 
on Sugar Cultivation, Distilling, and the 
American Slave Trade. 
Messrs. Pickford & Black, Newspapers and *' Indus- 
trial Canada " with Report of West Indian 
Commissioners, 
A special vote of thanks was accorded to the Presi- 
dent for his donation. 
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