1 8a TlMEHRI. 
race of people — whoever they might be who were buried 
there — were buried in the belief that they would require 
water and food to assist them in their journey from 
earth to heaven, or whatever destination they were 
bound for, because, near each skeleton, were platters 
and vessels that would hold water. He would place on 
the table at next meeting some more pottery now 
belonging to Mr. im Thurn, who had promised to give 
him some rough notes on the specimens, and these he 
should read at next meeting. Pieces of the pottery had 
been photographed, and a paper on the subject would 
appear in the Society's Journal, Timehri, at some future 
day. 
The Sugar Cane as Fuel. — The President said that 
at the last meeting the discussion on Mr. Coster's paper 
on "The Sugar Cane as Fuel" was postponed. The 
discussion on the subject was opened in a paper by 
Mr. Shields, in reply to which Mr. Russell prepared a 
paper. Mr. Coster also had read a paper on the subject, 
and he had now in his hand a paper which he had 
received from Mr. Shields in reply to the paper received 
by Mr. Russell. As Mr. Shields opened the discussion, 
it was only fair that he should close it ; and he proposed 
to defer reading Mr. Shields' paper until the discussion 
on Mr. Coster's paper should be concluded. If any 
member had anything further to say on Mr. Coster's 
paper, the meeting would be glad to hear him. 
The following paper on The Theory of Burning 
Green Megass, written by Mr. James H. Mann was 
distributed among the members present : — 
The burning of green megass having made so great a stride within 
the last few months, and being likely to become generally adopted, 
