The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1866-07-28
Royal Hawaiian Agricultural s~ocic,v.

The Executive ommitte of this institution met
on the ODD inst, J. Montgomery, Esq, in the Chair.
The minutes of the previous meeting. held on the
2oth of June, being read and approved, the Presi-
dent add esscd the meeting in Il few pertinent re-
marks. calling attention to the very faithful eXecu-
ton of DR.. IIillcbrand's commission. in forwarding
the objects of the Society, and requesting him at the
same time to lay before the meeting any further
information relating to the agricultural interests
with which the Doctor had been charged. The
President also hoped that the Committee would
fully cnlighten their agent so lately returned, as TO
what steps had been taken to secure the best re-
suits of the Doctors labors in this department
He closed by abiding. in the most laudatory terms,
TO the labor and scientific skill displayed by Mr..
Charles Derby in terminating and growing the
invaluable seeds and plants confded to his super
intendcnce-in fact he considered that the success
of this whole enterprise was largely due to Mr..
Dcrby's Jealous cooperation in forwarding the
Socicty's interests in this difficult and important
undertaking..
DIR. Hillebrand replied at considerable length,
stating many of the almost insupcrable difficulties
which had bcsct him in transferring so large a col
lection of tropical seeds and plants through such
various climates. so inimical to the vegetable world.
whose hdbjtat lies so near the sun. Besides the
collection of seeds (alrcady described in the pub
lished minutes of the Society from Java and India.
some twcnty-cight large Wordian cases were at hand
filed with the richest products of the East, viz:
Nine from Calcutta, ten from Singapore, eight from
Java. and one from Ceylon. besides two TO arrive
from China. The Doctor would. on a future occa-
sion. lay before the Society and community the re-
suits of his Investigations in the East, which far
transcribed the limits of the present meeting.
The Introduction of new varieties of fish and
elk worms hal been found quite impracticablc
but the Doctor had arranged with competent par
ties to the effect that. at some future period. these
enterprises could be fully carried ont. Valuable
birds had been acquired - the carrion crow of
Calcutta, two kinds of nina. gOldfnchcS. India
sparrows. Javanese fnches. Chinese quails. silver
phcaSants. a pair of deer from Java. rs also a pair
from China.
The Doctor also stated the very gratifying fact
that the p and o. Company;s line of steam
ers. the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. as well
as the various packet lines plying to this port,
have generously offered the use of their fine vessels
free for all freight forwarded to this Society-one
of the handSOIneSt tributes that could be offered to
the sincere appreciation OF any scientific society in
any country. Suitable action would be taken in
this matter at a future and fuller meeting.
The Doctor expressed his entire concurrence
with the Committee in their action regarding the
imported seeds. Nc. and reiterated the gratifed
feelings of the President in Mr.. Derby's regard.
ceedcd in terminating some twenty species of the
palm.
On motion of Mr.. McCully. seconded by J. III.
Brown, Esq. the meeting adjourned sine die.
JAS. 7. DoYEN. Recording Sec'y.
Honolulu. July %. 1866.