Report of Society's Meetings. 417 
Meeting held on 20th December. — Mr. P. H. Nind, 
M.A., President, in the chair. 
There were 21 members present. 
The Secretary reported having written for information 
as to the packing of fruit for shipment, to Dr. Nicholls, 
Dominica, and to the Secretary of the Chamber of Com- 
merce, Jamaica. 
The President stated that in anticipation of to-day's 
election of Officers, a meeting of the Directors had been 
held on the Monday previous for the purpose of selecting 
the names of members considered suitable for nomination 
as office-bearers and members of Committees. These 
names would be merely recommended, and the list 
must in no way be considered as being dictated by the 
Directors. If any member took exception to a nomina- 
tion he could call attention to it, and a ballot could 
then be taken. 
As President, Mr. G. H. Hawtayne was nominated. 
Mr. D. C. Cameron in proposing that gentleman said 
that it had always been customary to elect the Vice- 
President to the highest office in the Society, for the 
next year. Mr. Hawtayne had devoted so much time to 
the benefit of the Society, that he (Mr. Cameron) had 
much pleasure in proposing him. 
The proposition having been duly seconded by Mr. 
R. P. Drysdale, was carried unanimously. 
Mr. Hawtayne in thanking the Society for the honour 
they had done him, said that he would do his best with 
the kind assistance of the officers of the Society, and he 
hoped that at the end of next year they might be able to 
say he had not done so very badly. 
In nominating Mr. D. C. Cameron as Vice-President 
