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friendly, and I appreciated his ability and special 
knowledge. I can only trust that what has been done 
will be generally approved in the colonies I represented, 
and that the reduction of the duties on imported food 
will benefit all classes. 
Finally, I have again to acknowledge the courtesy of 
Sir Julian Pauncefote. He was always ready to receive 
me, and clear away any difficulty that had arisen. His 
statesmanlike views and proceedings on behalf of the 
British colonies were of the most essential importance 
and service to those colonies, and they may rest assured 
that no better or more energetic representative of their 
interests could be found than Her Britannic Majesty's 
present Minister in Washington. 
Meeting held on the 12th May. — Hon. A. Weber, 
President, in the chair. 
There were 12 members present. 
Elections. — Associates : Messrs. Clarence King, John 
Mejlander, F. S. Waldron and Augusto Pinaud. 
The Treasurer laid over the annual list of members 
and associates in arrear of their subscriptions, whose 
names were struck off the roll in accordance with the 
rules. The Treasurer said that several of the persons 
had made use of the rooms, and all had received notices, 
while some had been called upon for their subscriptions 
but had paid no attention. He was sorry to see these 
names struck off, and also sorry to find that some mem- 
bers had taken exception to his sending them notices. 
He understood that some of them were under the im- 
pression that the rules under which he acled were novel, 
whereas on the contrary they had been in existence since 
