Proceedings & Journal of the Agricultural and Horticultural Society of India for April - June 1893

The number of Members lost to the Society by resignations non-payment of subscriptions absence from the country for over three years and by death amounts to 38 against 55 in the previous year. [...] Samples of Rhea fibre submitted for opinion have in all cases proved of little value owing in a great meas-are to ignorance in preparation of the fibre the excessive use of chemicals for the purpose of degumming and the want.of a good machine to work the fibre. [...].. 2 670 4 0 ---- 4 398 4 0 „ Proceeds of sales of Journals of the 1 Society 194 0 0 „ Proceeds of sales of other publications 9 12 0 „ Amount of freight recovered... [...] The names of he following gentlemen were submitted as desirous of joining the Society :- The Manager Blackburn Tea Company proposed by the IIon'ble C. C. Stevens seconded by Mr. [...] Report of Proceedings of the Royal Agricultural Society of l'tctori-.1 for the yeas 1192.