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Gentlemen — Yoiii' Finance Committee to whom was referred the re- 

 ports of the Secretary and Treasurer of this Society, would report that 

 we have examined and compared the same and that we find them cor- 

 rect, all of which is respectfully submitted. 



JOHN McKAY, 

 H. R. DEWEY, 

 G. H. GERMAN. 



''We would also further report that we have examined the receipts and 

 contracts both of the Sujjerintendent of Privileges and find the same 

 correct as reported by the superintendent of the department." 



On motion of Mr. Fifield, the report was received and placed on file. 



Mr. McKay moves as follows: "T move that tickets of all kinds except- 

 ing complimentar}' should be in the Finance Committee's hands in the 

 future and should be kept in their hands and they should report the 

 number of tickets that have been used in the superintendent's depart- 

 ment." 



Mr. Rice makes the following motion: "In the future badges or orders 

 for badges and orders for tickets of all kinds be left in the hands of the 

 Finance Committee for distribution." 



Mr. Fifield recommended keeping track of the badges and buttons 

 given. 



Mr. Rice withdrew his motion and the matter was referred to the 

 Business Committee. 



The President requested an explanation regarding the advisability of 

 securing a permanent location for the fair. Remarks were made by 

 Messrs. Filield, Hoffman, Dewey, Young, and Custard. 



Mr. Butterfield offered the following resolution: 



"Resolved, That it is the sense of the Executive Committee that the 

 State Fair should have a permanent location and to that end we invite 

 proposals to furnish suitable grounds and buildings for holding the 

 annual fairs of this Society." 



On adoption of this resolution the yeas and nays were called for and 

 the following members voted yea: Messrs. Collier, Howland, Young, 

 Butterfield, Hardy, Maynard, Dewey, Skeels, Marshall, German, Fifield, 

 Barnes, Custard, Ball, Boyden, Rice, ^\'aldrou, McKay, Hoffman, And- 

 erson, and nays none. 



Motion was made by Mr. Fifield that a committee of five be appointed 

 by the President to receive proposals from different cities who desire 

 the Society to locate there, until February 15th, to report to the full 

 committee. 



Motion was carried. 



Mayor Guillott, of Pontiac, appeared before the committee and said 

 he was prepared to present a proposal of Pontiac for the permanent 

 location of the fair, but from the fact that the time for presenting such 

 proposals had been extended by action of the committee he would wait 

 until the x>rt)pci' time for presenting such proposal. 



Mr. Maynard asked leave to make a few remarks concerning Jackson 

 as a place for permanent location of the fair and said that a proposal 

 would be presented from that city. 



Mr. Hoffman presented an invitation from the medical superintendent 



