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probability of their becoming more popular each year, and also that the 

 arrangements were by no means perfeft. The Committee are of 

 opinion that most of the exhibits should be received the day previous 

 to the Show, and that three gates be opened in the evening and as 

 many ticket offices provided. 



Finally, they recommend that the Society again apply to the Gov- 

 ernment for a grant of Five hundred dollars, as they consider it highly 

 desirable and beneficial to the colony that the Show be continued 

 annually; in faft, now that a fair beginning has been made, they think 

 it would be very unfortunate should anything occur to prevent this. 

 I have, &c., 



|. RODWAY, aaing Secretary. 



The President said the Committee deserved the best 

 thanks of the Society for the pains they had taken with 

 the Show ; he agreed with them that it was desirable to 

 keep the shed materials. He would therefore move that 

 the report be adopted and that the Society apply to the 

 Government for the sum of $500 to assist them in hold- 

 ing another Horticultural Exhibition in 1895. 



Mr. Bellairs, in seconding the motion, said that he 

 was of opinion that the whole of the Government grant 

 should be awarded in prizes. 



Mr. .(^neas D. Mackay spoke of the difficulty in con- 

 trolling the admissions in the evening, on account of the 

 crowd, and thought that turnstiles should be procured. 



The motion was carried and the Secretary dire6le.d to 

 make application to the Government for the grant in aid. 



The following reports on the awards at the Columbian 

 Exposition were laid over for publication : — 



Exhibition Committee; Canes of mixed kinds of native woods. — 

 Excellence of a colleflive exhibit showing the various kinds of wood 

 found in British Guiana and suitable for use in the manufafture of 

 canes and similar goods. 



Exhibition Committee ; Portuguese Lady colonists, Artificial flowers in 

 scales, feathers and shells. — These flowers made of fish scales, feathers 



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