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selling pop, peanuts and cigars, in coops at the outside of the en- 

 trance were of vastly more importance than the comfort and con- 

 venience of the exhibition within, and consequently, the tables had 

 to be removed and the door opened. Further, in certain states of 

 the weather and direction of the wind, it was desirable to have this 

 entrance closed in order to protect the plants and flowers, and to 

 promote the comfort of those within; but as this would interfere 

 with vested rights, the inconvenience and discomfort had to be en- 

 dured. It therefore seems desirable, that, if arrangements are to 

 be made by the society to take charge of the horticultural depart- 

 ment in the future, it should be specified that the society should 

 have full control of the hall and its surroundings, as far as may be 

 necessary for the proper management of the department. 



Another suggestion is, that by giving more force and prom- 

 inence to some of the rules governing the exhibition, better satis- 

 faction would be given, and there would be less friction in its man- 

 agement. There seems to have been a gradual increase of laxity 

 in the strict enforcement of the rules, whether owing to the sensi- 

 tiveness of the judges, or the lack of proper attention on the part 

 of the superintendent, it occasions much dissatisfaction to exhibit- 

 ors, and is alike impolite and unjust. To specify particular points: 

 the rule that the article exhibited must be entered in the name of 

 the party who raised or made it, is very apt to be disregarded, and 

 there is no doubt, that at every fair, there are instances where the 

 exhibitor is the collector, rather than the producer of the articles 

 entered in his name. A strict observance of this rule should be 

 insisted upon. So also with relation to the rule specifying the 

 time at which the articles must be in their place on the tables; the 

 least departure from it is a fruitful source of complaint and hard 

 feeling. The rules governing entries and arrangement of the 

 general exhibition are made by the Agricultural Society, and there 

 may be instances where they, for some cause, deviate from the strict 

 enforcement of them, which may give dissatisfaction; this is beyond 

 our control, but by strictly enforcing the rules, as far as may be 

 in our power, we will do much to relieve the dissatisfaction often 

 felt and expressed. I would in this connection suggest, that we 

 would probably secure a better observance of the rules on the part 

 of exhibitors, and also a more prompt enforcement of them by the 

 judges and officers of the department, if the most important ones 



