166 TlMEHRI. 
Mr. im Thurn read the letter as follows : — 
Demerara, 9th February, 1882. 
W. H. Campbell, Esq., 
Hon. Sec. of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society. 
Dear Sir,— As I shall not be able to attend the Society's meeting thi s 
afternoon, may I beg you to assist me in furthering the object I have in 
view, viz., to encourage different branches of local industry. I think it 
would be very advisable to offer prizes at the approaching exhibition 
for the best specimens of articles manufactured in the colony, say, 
by carpenters, coopers, engineers, masons &c, also by milliners, 
sempstresses &c, shoemakers, tailors &c. I know I am somewhat 
late in bringing the subject forward, but it is very important, and 
I trust the Committee of Correspondence will see their way to further 
such a good object. Of course, if anything is done, an early advertise- 
ment is necessary. 
I have the honour to remain, 
Yours truly, 
I. H. De JONGE. 
The Secretary said that perhaps Mr. im Thurn would 
explain the position of the exhibition prize list. He 
believed it had been revised by the Court of Policy. 
Mr. im Thurn said that the list of prizes had been 
revised several times, and had been passed through the 
press and revised by the Court of Policy. Under those 
circumstances he did not see how any other prizes could 
be inserted, but there was a provision in the rules that 
extra prizes might be awarded by the judges for any tiling 
that seemed to them to be deserving of a prize. 
The Secretary was requested to communicate the 
circumstances to Mr. De Jonge. 
Cane crushing. — The Secretary said that a communi- 
cation had been received from Mr. Culverhouse giving a 
description of saw-rollers for reducing sugarcane to pulp. 
It had been sent to Mr. McCalman for his report and had 
not yet been returned. 
