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REPORT OF SOCIETY’S MEETINGS. 389 
It has also been suggested that the prizes for the ornamental and decora- 
tive part of the Show might consist of medals or illuminated certificates 
of small intrinsic value, thus giving more money to be devoted for 
prizes for fruit and vegetables—the more useful part of the exhibition. 
The Committee mention this suggestion for what it is worth, but they 
do not endorse it. 
Another suggestion was that a person should be put in charge of each 
class, tu take the entries, or at least two should be appointed, one for 
the useful, and the other for the ornamental part. The work entailed 
on the Secretary in taking the entries was most fatiguing, and the 
tedious waiting very annoying to the exhibitors. 
The Committee cannot close their report without recording their 
thanks to Mr. James Rodway for his services, especially on the day of 
the Exhibition. 
I have, &c., 
]. RODWAY, 
Aé&tg. Secretary, Committee of Correspondence. 
On the motion of Mr Thomas Daly, seconded by Mr. 
Thomas Watt, the report was adopted, and on the 
recommendation of the President a vote of thanks was 
_ awarded to the Committee for the trouble they had taken 
in connection with the Show. 
Mr. Bellairs then brought forward his motion which, 
with permission, he altered to read as follows :— 
“ That this Society will endeavour to make the Horticultural Exhibi 
tion an annual Show, and that the Governor be requested to place on 
the Estimate a sum of five hundred dollars, to be distributed in prizes 
at the said Exhibition.” 
Mr. Bellairs said he thought they were all agreed as 
to the desirability of holding these exhibitions annually, 
and such being the case he did not see that it was 
asking too much if they petitioned the Government fora 
vote of five hundred dollars. 
Mr Wood Davis spoke in favour of the motion but 
thought a thousand dollars would be better, and did not 
think the Government would hesitate to give that sum. 
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