Timehri; The Journal of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society of British Guiana Volume 7 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 edition. Excerpt: ... Obituary, Exley Percival, B.A.: Principal of Queen's College, died March 5th, 1893. Aged 44 years. By the death of Mr. Percival the colony has sustained a serious loss, as he was one of the few gentlemen of culture in British Guiana, who try their best to make it something more than a place to retire from as soon as possible. He took a grent interest in botany and zoology and was a naturalist in the widest sense of the term. We had a very interesting paper by him in the volume for 1889, p. 515, entitled " Wild Flowers of Georgetown," and since his death his list of the birds found in the Botanic Gardens has been published in the Argosy newspaper and reprinted in pamphlet form. As Principal of the most important educational establishment in the colony he endeared himself to all his pupils, who will miss his pleasant face for a long time to come. Honourable William Samuel Turner: Chief Commissary and a Managing Director of the Society, died May 4th, 1893. Aged 61 years. (See Minutes of the May Meeting of the Society, ) Report of Meetings of the Society. Meeting held on the 12th January.--Hon. Dr. Carrington, C.M.G., President, in the chair. There were 33 members present. Elections.--Members: Messrs. H. Lawrence, F. Thome, A. J. Haggin, W. J. Kenswell, and E. P. Wood, Dr. J. H. Conyers, Revds. F. P. Roth and A. Jemmott, and Capt. Shaw. Associates: Messrs. A. A. Ridley, T. F. Burrowes, E. G. Bagot, J. J. Crombie, R. F. Jardine, W. S. Cook and W. F. Bye. The President said that as he understood it was usual for the newly-elected Chairman to give an outline or programme of what was intended during the coming year, he would, with their permission, follow that custom. He would again thank them for the honour they had done him in electing him...