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The officers of the o4tli Ketiiinent havinif kindly volunteered to 

 subscribe $80 a year to the Society, the Committee felt justified in 

 asking them to allow tlieir Band to come a,2;ain to the (Jardens once 

 a foriniglit, a boon wliicli lias been hii^hly appreciated by the sub- 

 scribers. 



We haye now one mandore and IT coolies employed tegularly 

 in the (lardens, And the Government allow 15 conyicts, part of 

 whom are em])loyed in laying,' out the new grounds. 



Mr. Xiven has been unremitting in his attention and super- 

 intending the Gardens generally. He has shown great taste in 

 earryang out the improvement going on, and it seems now quite 

 time for the Society to show their a]:)preciation of his services by an 

 increase of salary, his present one being l)arely sufficient to cover 

 the expenses consequent on his daily attendance; and the Com- 

 mittee recommend that his salary be increased to foO a month. 

 Considerable attention has been paid to the drainage, and a new 

 grand entrance has been commenced at the nearest point to the 

 town, the whole of which ex])ense has been l)orne by the Govern- 

 ment. 



A strip of land belonging to the Xassim estate, and bordering 

 on the Gardens has been exchanged for a similar piece of ground 

 which formed part of the Gardens, but was of no use as it lay on the 

 opposite side of the road, and to enable us to widen the principal 

 ai)proach, the Trustees of the Estate kindly allowed the corner of 

 the Ca.stle property to be thrown into Xapier and Cluny Koads. 



Although the residents have subscribed very liberally to the 

 Gardens, it was found imj^ossiible to complete the laying out of the 

 new ground without further means, and the Committee therefore 

 have decided to hold a Horticultural Fete and Fancy Fair on the 

 28th of next month, when they e.\])ect that a considerable addition 

 will l)e made to the funds of the Society. 



In addition to promised contributions from the residents of 

 Singapore, orders have been sent to Europe, India, China, Manila, 

 and Japan for articles for sale the outlay for which, amounting to 

 $1000 has Ijeen guaranteed to the Treasurer by the Committee. 



APPENDIX 5. 



From a Pkinted Paper Distributed to the Me:mbers of the 

 Society ix 186C. 



Proceeding.^ of ihe Annual fleeting of Subscribers. 



The Annual Public Meeting of Suhscribers to the Singa]Jore 

 Agri-Horticultural Society was held in the Exchange liooms on 

 Monday, X'ovember 19th, 1866. 



The Hoifblc the (iovernor in the chair. 



'J'he Eeport was read by the Ildn'blc the Governor. 



Propo.sed by the Hon"ble tlie (Jovcrnor, seconded by \V. Tater- 

 son, Esq., that the Peport now read and tbe Treasurer's accounts 

 be ))assed and confirmed, 



