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The Journal of the Royal 
Meeting held October 16th. — Mr. Luke M. Hill, 
President, in the chair. 
Members present, 7. 
Elections : — Memiher : Colonel S. Lushington. 
Associates : Messrs. E. P. McKenzie, 
A. D. Cameron, Ivan H. Laing, John A. Tinne, and 
Chas. B. Parnell. 
The President reported on behalf of the Directors 
that the Board of Agriculture had applied for the 
services of Dr. Evans, the Curator of the Museum, to 
investigate a plague of Beetles that was troubling the 
provision growers in the Pomeroon. The Directors had 
agreed to grant their request and also agreed to pay 
from the Museum funds any expenses incurred beyond 
the amount allowed by the Board, it being understood 
that the Curator would also collect specimens for the 
Museum at the same time. 
The President said that in view of the probable 
development of the trade in Drisd Bananas, it had been 
suggested to him that it was desirable that a good 
supply of the variety of that plant grown in Jamaica 
should be imported. He was aware that a few suckers 
were obtainable from the Botanic Gardens, but not 
sufficient to supply a large demand, and there was also 
a few plants in different parts of the colony, the result 
of a small importation of suckers made by Captain 
White some years ago. He therefore proposed that the 
Government be asked to take steps in connection with 
the Government of Jamaica, to procure 20,000 or 80,000 
banana suckers of the well-known variety, for distribu- 
tion to farmers throughout the colony, either free or at 
the actual cost of the importation. 
