176 TlMEHRI. 
divided being only one cent. He was now prepared to 
place at the disposal of any member of the Society, free 
of cost, all the lime trees at Pin. Hope for the purpose 
of trying another experiment in the shipment of the fruit 
either to America or England, provided the member was 
prepared to pay the cost of picking and packing, and 
to place the result of the shipment before the Society for 
their information. 
Mr. Hawtayne stated that large quantities of limes 
were now shipped from Montserrat by the mail steamers. 
They were packed in small boxes and reached London 
in good condition, where they were sold at the rate of 
about three dozen for half-a-crown. 
The Rev. J. Foreman mentioned that he had bought 
limes in London for half that price, or at a half-penny 
each. 
The President stated that at a recent meeting of the 
Direftors the report of the Agricultural Committee was 
considered, and it was decided, in accordance with the 
recommendation of that Committee, to apply to the 
Government for a grant of 25 acres of the Botanic 
Gardens for the experimental cultivation of fibres and 
other economic plants. 
The pavement surrounding the Society's premises had 
been renewed at a cost to the Society of about $360, 
including the cost of providing foundations for the con- 
templated extension of the building southward. 
A new pedestal had been provided for the bust of the 
late Dr. Blair in the Reading-Rooms, uniform with that 
on which Mr. Campbell's memorial bust was placed. 
The matter of Timehri ) the Society's Journal, had been 
again before the Directors in connexion with accounts 
