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fjtHli attendance at our winter meeting was large. Not only were 

 (^ there present, in addition to the directorate, a large number of 

 y members from the Niagara peninsula and the Burlington district, 

 l^y but there were also representatives from several local affiliated 

 societies. The Peterboro' Fruit (Growers' Association was repre- 

 sented by r. A. (irover, the Burlington Association by Messrs. G. 

 T^^J^ H. Fishef, W'm. Fisher and A. W. Peart, and the Brant Associa- 

 /^ G)\ ^'"" ^y J^^ssrs. A. Dawson and J- R- Howell. 



^y These local societies became affiliated with the Ontario A.sso- 



ciation upon payment, through their secretary, of 80 cents per member, the 20 

 cents balance of the $1 membership fee being retained by the socieiy for their 

 own work. 



The Western New York Horticultural Society was represented by Mr. S. I). 

 Willard, their vice-president, and the Michigan Horticultural Society by Mr. L. 

 B. Rice, of Port Huron. 



Few changes were made in the directorate. Mr. A. H. I'eliii was elected 

 l)resident, and Mr. T. H. Race vice-president ; Mr. J. R. Howell, of Brantford, 

 succeeds Mr. McMichael, of Waterford, for District No. 9. 



Prof. Wm. Saunders, Director of the Experimental Farm, Ottawa, on recjuest, 

 gave the meeting much information concerning the World's Fair, and it was 

 unanimously resolved that the fruits of Canada should be exhibited in the Hor 

 ticultural Hall there in competition with those of other countries, and that 3000 

 feet of table sjiace, not including passages, would be none too little to accommo- 

 date the fruit exhibited from Ontario alone. 'I"he matter of details were referred 

 to a committee, consisting of Messrs. Allan. Pettit, Wellington and Dempsey, 

 who reported in progress that the Dominion (lovernment should provide the 

 transportation and care of exhibits, and the Provincial (Government the cost of 

 collecting the fruits and the representation. It was resolved that Mr. Allan be 

 a delegate to Ottawa, to co-operate with the delegates from the Agricultural and 

 Arts Association and the Stock Breeders' Association, with regard to this very 

 important matter. 



The importance of a systematic inspection, by the Dominion Ciovernment, 

 of the fruit for export, was again debated and emphasized. The committee, 

 Mr. .\. H. Pettit, chairman, was continued, and asked to proceed with the agita- 

 tion for the accomplishment of this work, even if such fees must be charged on 

 barrels inspected and branded by the (Government inspector, as would pay the 

 expenses of his work. 



The experiment station work in southern ( )ntari() was also again considered. 

 The Deputy Minister of Ontario, Mr. C. C. janus. suggested that the work 

 might be done by various e\i)erimenters, in different parts of ( )nt;uio, who 



