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Mr. Hargreaves spoke of the desirability of getting 
the Proceedings printed halt-yearly or annually. 
The Secretary thought that as the originals would 
always be available, it would be hardly necessary to 
incur the expense of printing. 
Mr. T. S. Hargreaves brought forward his motion, of 
which due notice had been given, for offering a premium 
for colony-grown and cured tobacco and cigars. 
The mover said that he believed Mr. Mackay had 
intended to bring forward_a similar motion but had been 
prevented by absence from the Colony. The matter 
had been brought before the Society some time ago, 
but the minor industries were not then thought of 
so much importance as they had become since the 
alarming fall in the market of the stapleindustry. More 
attention. was now being paid to the subje& and he 
thought the Society might approach the Government 
and ask for assistance so that a premium might be 
offered,. He did not think the Society could afford to 
offer a sufficiently large premium, for a sum of $10, $15,, 
or even $50, would hardly lead to the produétioa 
of a large sample, which would be necessary to solve 
the question as to whether tobacco growing and curing 
could be made an industry here. The premium should 
be large enough to induce planters and others to culti- 
vate and manufaéture on a sufficiently large scale to 
produce an article for export. Then, the particular 
wants. of consumers had to be considered. Whereas. 
the better classes could afford to pay for imported 
tobacco and cigars of good quality the labouring classes 
were more contented with what he believed was called 
by the trade “ black. fat,” a very strong, luscious and 
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