318 TlMEHRI. 
Trew for the valuable practical suggestion contained in 
his letter. 
The following donations to the Society were announced 
and thanks ordered to be given to the donors : — 
Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the working 
of the office of the Administrator General of British Guiana, from the 
Government Secretary. 
Edinburgh University Calendar, for 1882-83, presented by Lady 
Chalmers, at the request of Professor Wilson of Edinburgh. 
3. Parliamentary Debates from 166S to 1796, presented by the 
Hon. N. D. Davis. 
i. Visit to Madeira in 1881, by J. C. Gomes, from the author. 
The meeting then terminated. 
Meeting held ioth August. — The Honourable Thomas 
Mulligan, President, in the chair. 
There were io members present. 
Elections. — Associates : William Shankland, John 
Slater, Bartholomew A. Day, James Mann. 
Proposed Annual Dinner. — On the suggestion of the 
Honourable Win. Russell, seconded by Mr. T. H. Glen- 
nie, it was agreed to appoint a committee to consider 
the desirability of having an annual or occasional din- 
ner in connection with the Society and as a means of 
bringing its members together. 
The following gentlemen were placed on this com- 
mittee. 
The President, the Hon. W. Russell, the Hon. N. D. 
Davis, Mr. W. S. Turner and the Secretary. 
Systematic Agricultural Experiments. — The Honour- 
