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hearing of the failure, advised Mr. Walker, the Society's 
resident Director, in London, that he was ready to ad- 
vance what money might be required for the Society's 
business. 
Mr. Russell moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Barr for 
his kindness which was seconded by Mr. Daly and re- 
corded. 
Canes from Barbados. — Mr. Russell submitted the 
following analysis of canes from Barbados, made by Mr. 
Alexander of Tuschen : — 
Juice. 
Per cent. 
Per cent, 
by weight. 
Sucrose... 
... 18.41 
Sucrose... 
... 
... 2095 
Glucose... 
... 
... 1.82 
Glucose... 
... 2-08 
Fibre ... 
... 12.30 
Soluble Ash 
... -32 
Soluble Ash 
... -29 
Insoluble Ash 
... -05 
Insoluble Ash 
... -04 
Other Organic 
Matter 
- '33 
Other Organic 
Matter 
... 28 
Water ... 
... 
... 76*27 
Water ... 
... 66-86 
100' 100' 
Specific Gravity J 0'95 
" The canes were cut exactly a week before being tested ; therefore the 
glucose is % higher than it must originally have been. The average 
length of the joints was 4^ inches, and the diameter if inches. They 
are the sweetest canes I ever tasted." 
Mr. Russell said he had received the canes from Cap- 
tain Forte, of Barbados, who had been his fellow passenger 
across the Atlantic, and with whom he had had some 
conversation over the comparative richness of Barbados 
and Demerara canes. Mr. Russell said, it was clear the 
Demerara planters had yet a great deal to learn in the 
way of growing canes. In reply to Mr. Pitman he said 
he had seen beet-root giving as high as 1 7 per cent of its 
