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2. Skin of a Savannah- Deer (Cariacus savannarum) from Pin. Hope. 
3. Guiana Silk-moth (Attacus aurota), a series of specimens illus- 
trating the life history from the egg to the imago. 
4. Cocoa-nut root-boring Beetle (Scarabceus sp.) a series of speci- 
mens illustrating the life history of the form. 
5. A female Scorpion, shewing the young attached to the back, as 
carried in early life. 
6. A large, yellowish-green Caterpillar, with viperlike aspect. 
The meeting then terminated. 
Mr. Hawtayne's address to the meeting was as fol- 
lows : — 
I beg to thank you for the vote of thanks passed at a former meeting 
to my colleague Mr. Jones and myself. For my own part I can only 
say that I greatly appreciated the honour conferred on me, by the 
appointment as Executive Commissioner, and that I found much 
pleasure in doing my best for this important and interesting colony, 
and I am sure that we, your Commissioners, did all we could to bring 
British Guiana and its products into notice. Of course, there have 
been criticisms on the appearance of the British Guiana Court, the 
arrangement of its contents, and other matters, but while sensible that 
more might have been done under other circumstances, I would remark, 
that the chief products of this colony are more interesting than 
beautiful, and that it is hardly fair to draw comparisons between our 
exhibition of sugars, timbers, barks and fibres, and the brilliant art 
productions of India, Cyprus, and Malta, or the multiform products and 
manufactures ot Canada and Australia. 
On the other hand, His Royal Highness, the Executive President, our 
friendly rivals the Commissioners of other colonies, the press, and the 
throng of visitors of all classes from Royalty down, who more or less 
minutely inspected the British Guiana Exhibits, have been most liberal 
in their commendations, and now your recognition of our exertions, the 
only one of an official nature we have as yet received in the colony, is 
most acceptable, and goes far towards rewarding us for our anxiety, 
trouble and outlay. 
It may be interesting to state that the accounts of the Exhibition 
were submitted for audit soon after my return, and that the cost of 
representing the colony has been about a Thousand dollars less than 
the sum voted. 
