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Mention had already been made of the poorness of the 
few exhibits of the colony at the Imperial Institute and 
he would therefore propose that 
“ At the close of the Chicago Exhibition such of the 
exhibits as may be thought suitable, as well as other 
individual exhibits from the colony as may be acquired 
by purchase or gift, shall be sent to the Imperial Institute ; 
and that Mr. Quelch’s Commission be extended for the 
purpose of arranging the same before handing it over to 
the Institute authorities.” 
After some discussion this was referred to the Exposi- 
tion Committee as well as to that of the Imperial 
Institute. . 
The meeting then terminated. 
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Meeting held on the toth of August.—Hon, A. Weber, 
Vice-President, in the chair. 
There were g members present. 
Ele&tions.—Members : Mr. Stewart Gardner and Revd. 
G. W. Andrews. 
Associates; Messrs. A. B. L. Belgrave 
and A. McBeith. 
His Excellency Sir Charles Cameron Lees and Sir 
John B. Lawes were proposed as Honorary Members by 
the Direétors, to be eleéted at the next meeting in 
accordance with the bye-laws. 
Mr. S. M. Bellairs brought forward his motion, of 
which due notice had been given, that the Society en- 
deavour to have an annual Horticultural Show, and to 
this end ask the Governor to place on the estimate the 
sum of five hundred dollars for prizes. 
In moving the resolution Mr. Bellairs said that since 
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