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3. With regard to proposed quotation No. 4 U.S. " Short Cut Clear 
Pork", the merchants of this colony have no special interest in same. 
4. In Quotation No. 8. U.K. " Liverpool Cotton Middling Upland" 
and No. 9 " Three per cent Rentes in Paris" the inhabitants of this 
colony are not specially interested, but they may be matters of interest 
to other subsidizing colonies, especially the French Islands which are 
most concerned in the latter. 
5. Proposed quotation No. 9 U.K. " Molasses" has no special interest 
for the Planters of this colony. 
6. In respeft of the other alterations proposed by the members of the 
Commercial Hall, viz : 96 test added to " Crystals" on proposed quo- 
tation No. 5 U. States, and 89 test added to " Fair to good Refining" 
Sugar on proposed quotation No. 6, merchants here are perfectly aware 
that the terms now so quoted imply the polarizations proposed. 
7. In the proposed divisions under the head of Muscovado Sugar, 
Quotation No. 2 from U. Kingdom into " Low to middling" and " Mid- 
dling to good" the merchants of this colony are little interested. 
ARTHUR WEBER. 
A discussion on what was to be done with a parcel of 
over six hundred volumes, chiefly novels withdrawn from 
the library, which the Book Committee had recommended 
to be sold, ended in the meeting approving of the Com- 
mittee's recommendation. 
The Government Secretary in reply to the Society's 
request had written to say that spare copies of Consular 
reports would be forwarded to the Society, whenever 
practicable. 
Appointment of Commissioners, Colonial Exhibition. 
— The Government Secretary had submitted to the 
Society the appointment by the Court of Policy of Mr. 
Hawtayne and Mr. Howell Jones as Commissioners to 
represent the colony at the Colonial Exhibition to be 
held in London next year. The meeting resolved that the 
Society would act as Local Committee for the Exhibition ; 
and Mr. Hawtayne suggested that a loan collection of 
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