386 TlMEHRl. 
Meeting held 16th August. — The Honourable B. 
Howell Jones, President, in the chair. 
There were 8 members present. 
Elections. — Corresponding Member \ Mr. Thorpe, edi- 
tor of Sugar Cane. 
Associates : W. M. Cox, Charles S. Hill, 
S. Walker, and A. P. Evelyn. 
The Secretary reported the auditing and passing of the 
Treasurer's account by Messrs. Sherlock and Glennie, to 
whom the thanks of the Society were tendered. 
A letter from Mr. J. Finlay Finlayson, dated San 
Francisco, June 12, was read in which he said he had 
forwarded to the Society a newspaper containing report 
of a lecture on British Guiana, he had delivered before 
the Geographical Society of the Pacific. 
The Secretary said the newspaper had not arrived. 
Mr. Nind's Paper- The President said he was sorry 
Mr. Nind was not present, so that discussion on his 
paper, " Commercial Relations with Canada," might be 
opened. He (the President) regretted very much that he 
had to leave the chair at last meeting during the reading 
of the paper, as he should certainly have given notice at 
that meeting that the matter would be discussed at the 
present one. Mr. Nind was not present now, but there 
were one or two facts which he (the President) thought 
just as well to refer to in connection with the matter, and 
might interest those looking to Canada for any relief as 
regards the present depression of the sugar industry. 
The Government of Canada had taken a stand as protec- 
tionists, having to the utmost extent in their power pro- 
tected the industries in Canada, in every way they 
possibly could. The hon. gentleman referring to a 
