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new pathways, which considerably shortened the distance for 

 visitors coming from Norwich on foot. 



Everything in connection with the transit of exhil)its and 

 visitors, thanks to tlie excellent organisation of the railway 

 officials, was performed with the greatest celerity, and in the 

 smoothest possible manner, and no company has done more to 

 earn the thanks of the Society than the Great Eastern Railway, 

 whose efforts were gratefully acknowledged by the Governors 

 and Members in a resolution passed at the General Meeting in 

 the Showy ard. 



Unlike the shows of the last few years, that at Norwich 

 opened on a Monday, June 26, and closed on the following 

 Friday, June 3<). All the exhibits being in the Yard on the 

 Sunday, the custom of holding Divine Service in the large tent 

 was revived. The sermon on this occasion was preached by the 

 Bishop of Norwich, and a large number of the attendants 

 on the live stock and also representatives of the Council were 

 present. 



The weather — which on the preceding Saturday and Sunday 

 was exceedingly wet — showed signs of relenting when the 

 gates were opened on Monday morning, and, although the day 

 was cold and showery, there were occasional periods of sunshine. 

 As usual the chief business of the first day was the judging. 



Several of the Colonial Ministers of Agriculture — who had 

 been specially invited to the Show — were early visitors, and 

 these gentlemen were taken round the Show by the Hon. Cecil 

 Parker, who performed the duties of Reception Steward during 

 the week. 



Other visitors on the opening day were a party of some 

 sixty meml^ers of the Netherlands Agricultural Society, who, 

 after spending two or three days at the Show, subsequently 

 paid visits to typical farms in East Anglia. 



Arrangements were made for a visit on Monday of a large 

 party of native officers and men of the Indian Army in this 

 country in connection with the Coronation, but, at the very last 

 moment, circumstances arose which compelled the authorities 

 to cancel the arrangements. 



A hnicheou was given in the Showyard l)y the High Sheriff 

 of Norfolk, which was attended by the Colonial Ministers of 

 Agriculture present in the ground. 



The total number of persons who i)aid o.s. for admission on 

 the opfiiiiig day was only 878, as against 2,492 on the con-es- 

 ponding day at Liverpool in the previous year. 



By Tuesday, the first half-crown day, the weather had 

 become quite settled, and thei-e was abundance of sunshine 

 on each of the iTmainin<»- days of the Show, idt ijougli rain fell 

 heavilv on the Thui's<lav niarht. 



