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The Committee appointed by the foregoing resolution, after consultation with 
the Committee of the Australasian Botanic and Horticultural Society, agreed to 
the following Report, which was adopted by the Council, on the 15th October, 
1856, and confirmed at a special general meeting of the members, held at the 
Royal Hotel, on the 23rd of the same month: the Hon E. Ideas Thomson, V.P., 
in the chair. 
“ That at a conference of sub-committees duly appointed by the Australasian 
Botanic and Horticultural Society, and the Horticultural Improvement Society, 
of Hew South Wales, the following resolutions were agreed to, and recommended 
for submission to a General Meeting of the Members of both Societies. 
1st.—That the objects of the Australasian Botanic and Horticultural Society, and 
the Horticultural Improvement Society, being substantially the same; and the 
competition of the two Societies having in some respects proved prejudicial to the 
accomplishment of the aims of both; it is desirable that the friends of Horticulture 
and its kindred pursuits should unite and form an association ior the encourage¬ 
ment and extension of such pursuits, on a broad and liberal basis. 
2nd—That in order to carry out the above resolution, it is expedient that the 
Societies before named be now declared dissolved, and that an Association be 
formed under the title, “The Australian Association for the promotion of Agricul¬ 
tural and Horticulture,” such Association to have for its objects the promotion in 
every way of the productive capabilities of the soil. 
That the members appointed to conduct this conference be appointed a Provi¬ 
sional Committee to carry the foregoing resolutions into effect.” 
William Deane, Hon. Sec. 
Australasian Botanic and Horticultural Society. 
The council are only able to speak of the proceedings of this Society, from the 
recollection of individual members, in the absence of any secretarial reports. 
This Society, during the half-year intervening between its last annual Report 
and its final dissolution, held two exhibitions, namely, one of Camellias in J uly, 
and a spring show in September. As before said, in the absence of records, the 
council is unable to furnish any details of these. The same remark will apply to 
its committee and other meetings. It may, however, be inferred that after in¬ 
itiating the amalgamation movement, the proceedings on this point were very 
similar to those of the Horticultural Improvement Society. 
The financial position of these two Societies at the time of dissolution will be 
appended to this report.— See appendix A. 
On the 8th December, 1856, a meeting was held, at the School of Arts, in 
compliance with the terms of the following advertisement, signed on behalf of the 
committees of the two Societies, by Messrs. W. G. Pennington and William Deane. 
Horticulture and Agriculture,— A general meeting of tlie members of the Australasian Botanic and 
Horticultural Society* and the Horticultural Improvement Society, of New South Wales, will be held at the 
School of Arts, Pitt-street, on Monday evening, the 8th instant, at half-past 7 o’clock precisely, for the purpose of 
dissolving the above named Societies, and of forming a new Society, to be called u The Australian Association 
for the promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture,” or such oth«’ name as may be then agreed upon. His 
Excellency the Governor-GeneraL will preside. 
To this advertisement were appended three resolutions embodying the rules and 
constitution for the government of the contemplated new Society, as proposed by 
the two committees. 
About two-hundred members of the two Societies attended, and his Excellency 
the Governor-General presided. 
