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Guiana from its discovery to the present time. Then would follow the 
occasional notes ; and last of all would come the meteorological and 
agricultural record, though this latter would, I fear, be imperfect for 
the first half year. 
I need hardly say that it would be both my duty and my pleasure to 
undertake the editing of the proposed journal ; I trust however, that, 
at any rate as regards agricultural subjects, planters of experience would 
lend their assistance by reading proofs. As regards all the papers, 1 
should suggest that the author of each paper should be requested to 
read the proof of the said paper before it is finally struck off for pub- 
lication. With this exception, by which it is provided that the 
author has thus the means of preventing any statement of which he 
disapproves from being printed in his paper, it would be necessary that 
due discretion as to literary and other points should be left to the 
editor. 
One other point connected with the proposed Journal seems to re- 
quire notice ; and that is the question of cost. I am not now in a 
position to give even the roughest estimate of the cost of the undertaking ; 
but should it be desired, I should be happy to prepare such an estimate. 
I may just suggest that the cost of publishing the journal ought to be 
covered, at least in great measure, by a regular and fixed subscription 
from those gentlemen in the colony to whom such a journal ought to be 
of interest, and to whom the parts would be sent as they apnear. I 
may also add that I know that such a journal, if it can be kept up to 
the standard at which it is proposed to aim, would meet with a certain 
number of subscribers at home. That this latter suggestion may be 
fulfilled, it is of the highest importance that the first number, which 
will necessarily be regarded as a sample of those to follow, should be 
first rate of its kind. But should the cost of publication not be covered 
by the subscription,— it is of course very likely that at the outset it 
may not be so covered,— the extra cost might be met either by the 
society ; or perhaps the Government of the colony might even be in- 
duced to contribute. Possibly also it might be considered desirable to 
cover part of the expense of publication by admitting advertisements 
concerning agricultural and similar matters. 
Finally after much consideration, I am so convinced that this sug- 
gestion points to a most important means of developing the usefulness 
of this Society, that I should suggest that it should be undertaken if 
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