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the retention of the original title, which, at first, he had 
claimed as his own. 
Mr. Hawtayne thought that the literary talents of the 
colony w r ere overtaxed with two magazines to uphold, 
and advocated the discontinuance ot Timehri in its 
present form, substituting for it the issue of occasional 
papers, containing reprints of any interesting papers 
read at the Society's meetings, and of the Proceedings 
generally. 
The Rev. J. Foreman, referring to the large amount of 
arrears due for subscriptions to the Tournal, thought that 
the " old lines" pra6lically meant a free issue of the 
magazine to most of the so-called subscribers, and there- 
fore suggested that it should be circulated amongst the 
members of the Society free of cost, if its publication was 
to be continued. 
Mr. Nind supported the suggestion. 
Archdeacon Austin supported the motion, believing 
that the publication of the Journal exerted a useful 
influence. 
The President having explained that the object of the 
motion was to arrive at a definite expression ot opinion 
from the general body of members as to the continuance 
of the publication, the dire6lorate being itself divided in 
opinion on the matter, the resolution was put to the 
meeting and carried. 
On the invitation of the President, the Commis- 
sioners at the late Indo-Colonial Exhibition, Messrs. 
Hawtayne and Jones, addressed the meeting at con- 
siderable length on the results of the Exhibition as 
regards this colony, and the practical lessons to be 
derived therefrom-^-Mr. Hawtayne confining his re- 
