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I believe I may add that the valuable contributions of Mr. Darnell 
Davis to the literature of this controversy, which have appeared in 
the columns of the " Colonies and India " will be shortly republished in 
a collected, and therefore more convenient form. 
A letter was read from the Government Secretary, 
dated 29th November, No. 7,864, enclosing minute from 
the Government Botanist, on the subject of a supply of 
properly arranged specimens of colony woods. The 
Government Botanist asked for more definite informa- 
tion as to the probable cost, sizes and number of sets of 
specimens required by the Society ; and although ex- 
pressing his belief that a colle6tion of complete sets of 
specimens with all the information suggested, would serve 
a useful purpose, he pointed out the great difficulty and 
delay involved in getting the desired information. 
Mr. Hawtayne mentioned that the coloured litho- 
graphed plates in the number of the Forest Flora of 
South Australia, presented by him at a previous meet- 
ing, gave a capital idea of what w 7 as required in regard 
to our own colony woods, and fairly represented what 
was exhibited at the Forestry and Indio-Colonial Exhi- 
bitions. He admitted that the collection of such com- 
plete sets of specimens would take considerable time 
and trouble, but it might be done gradually, from time 
to time, as opportunity offered. 
The matter was ordered to be brought up again at the 
next meeting. 
A letter was read from the Government Secretary, 
dated 7th December, 1887, No. 8,349, enclosing a request 
from Messrs. Rimmer & Co. of Liverpool, asking for 
information as to the port of Georgetown, for insertion 
in their Shipping Directory. Ordered to be referred to 
the Committee of Correspondence. 
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