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not this time appear at the Exhibition^ and the alDsence 

 of Tobacco and Cigars made in Mauritius was noticed. 



Other productions were not wanting^ and Your Excel- 

 lency probably did not fail to notice the beauty of the 

 Sugars exhibited by Messrs Manes of '' Constance '* E. 

 Hart of " Plaisance " — our splendid Vanillas^, — the skill of 

 our workmen in Architecture, coach-building, furnitures, 

 — of our Ladies in the execution of delicate and highly 

 finished work — and also the beauty of the vegetables and 

 flowers cultivated by our gardeners and amateurs in repute. 



We have to thauk our neighbours and friends of Reu- 

 nion for the great interest they took in this Exhibition. 

 They supplied us with beautiful plants and many other 

 products of a great value, prizes have been awarded to 

 many successful exhibitors. 



Our best thanks are also due to Mr Ch. Bruce, Presi* 

 dent of the Exhibition Committee, and specially to the 

 Secretary Mr L. Le Juge who mainly supervised the 

 arrangements and whose personal exertions greatly con- 

 tributed the success of the Exhibition. 



We must acknowledge, however, that the success of the 

 Exhibition was in great part due, not only to the value 

 attached to the articles exhibited, but also to the liberality 

 of those who offered special prizes and rewards over and 

 above those granted by the Society. 



Thus, we have to thank Your Excellency for the prize 

 awarded to fibres, and to several distinguished members of 

 our community for prizes offered by them for other articles. 



