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5. Various forms of rare Ortkoptera, such as walking sticks and leaf- 
inse6ls from the Demerara River, presented by Mrs. Jenman. 
6. Various forms of rare Hemiptera from the Demerara River, such 
as the rare lantern -flies (Fulgora lanternaria) presented with other 
insects by Mr. Commissary Swain ; and the wax-insefts, presented by 
Mrs. Jenman. 
7. Various forms of rare Lepidoptera from the Demerara River, 
presented by Mrs. Jenman. 
The Curator also reported the preparation of a large 
Saw-Fish (Pristis) more than 12 feet in length, and a 
large Water-Camoodie, nearly 17 feet in length, and the 
mounting of the skeleton of a Yellow-tail Snake, for the 
Museum. 
The meeting then terminated. 
Report of the Agricultural Committee. 
Report of the Agricultural Committee of the Royal Agricultural 
and Commercial Society, on the vote of two thousand dollars made 
to the Committee at a general meeting of the Society in February last, 
for the purpose of encouraging agriculture and experimenting on the 
growth of fibres as an article of export in the future. 
With the view of carrying out the wishes of the members of the Soci- 
ety in regard to the growth of fibres, Mr. Jenman was communicated 
with, to ask for an interview for the Chairman and Secretarv of the 
Committee to arrange how the experiment could be carried out, the 
President of the Society having stated that Mr. Jenman would be glad 
to make such experiments in the Botanical Gardens ; but on the 4th 
March, 1887, a letter was received from Mr. Jenman saying : •* Before 
I can take any steps I must know from the Society the condition on 
which the grant is made." This letter was referred to the next general 
meeting, but nothing more was done about growing fibre in the Botan- 
ical Gardens ; but nothing discomfited at the rebuff of the Govern- 
ment Botanist, enquiries about the growing of fibres as an article of 
export have been kept on foot and from all the information gained the 
Committee have come to the conclusion that it would not pay as a first 
