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Praposed by Captain Protheroe, A. D. C; seconded by Jose 

 d'Almekla, Esq. ; tluit tlie fodlowiiig oeutlemen form the Committee 

 for the ensuing year. 



Brigadier Irehuid, Coh)nel Cooks, J. Bennett, Esq., Hoh Ah 

 Ka.y, Esq., F. van der Hcvde, Esq., J. Murray, Escj., D. Rodger, 

 Esq., S. J. C. Jellicoe, Esq., C. H. H. Wilsone,' Esq., W. B. Smith, 

 Esq. 



That this meeting records its hearty thanks to Mr. Leveson for 

 his services as Secretary and Treasurer of the Society, and requests 

 Mr. Wilsone to act in that capacity for the ensuing 3'ear. 



Proposed l)y 1). Podger, Esq., seconded l)y J. S. Atcbisoii, Es(j. 



Tluxt the A'^ice-Prcsident ajid 'treasurer of the Society for tlic 

 ensuing year and their successors lie and they are hereby appointed 

 Trustees of the Society. 



Proposed by E. J. Leveson, Esq., seconded Ijy J. Cameron, Esq. 

 and carried witli acchimation. 



That the best thanks of this meeting be given to His Honour 

 the (Tovernor, for his presence at this meeting and the interest which 

 he has always taken in the welfare of the Society. 



AiDiual L'cjiorl of llie Singapore Af/ri-IlorlicKlhtral 

 Society for ISGO. 



Tlie extensive improvements in the Gardens and the expendi- 

 ture requisite for cojupleting the lake, having necessitated a con- 

 siderable outlay, the members will be aware that at the last annual 

 meeting it was decided to hold a second Fete and Fancy Fair, wliieh 

 was accordingly done in the month of May last and the result again 

 proved very satisfactory, the net profit to tbc Gardens being 

 $1717.21; — and the Committee takes this o]>p()rtunity of thanking 

 the members and their friends, particularly the ladies, for their 

 kind assistance and sui:)port on that occasion. 



The Committee have great })ileasure in informing tlie meml)ers 

 and subscribers that the Government, has been pleased, on appli- 

 I'ation, to grant '$-■)() per mensem towards keeping up the Gardens, 

 which will l)e of material assistance, seeing that the income of the 

 Society only averages $120 per mensem owing to a falling off in 

 donations and subscriptions. 



From a statement which is laid before you this day it will be 

 seen that no less a sum than $17,429.78, has been voluntarily raised 

 in Singapore since tlie formation of this Society in 1860, of which 

 amount $37-19 have l^een Donations, and, as a great part of that 

 amount has l)een necessarily devoted to laying out the grounds, 

 which will ere long be completed, the income will in future 1)e 

 available for the actual development of Horticulture and Agri- 

 cculture. 



Tbe Government bas kindly allowed tlie services of GO prisoners 

 from thellouse of Coi'i-ection to earry out the excavation of the 

 hike, but owing to the small i!uml)er of prisoners in Jail not more 

 than an average of oO have been available, and of late not more than 



