REPORT OF SOCIETY’S MEETINGS. 353 
accommodation, arrangement and judging of the large 
mass of material now exhibited, it is desirable that still 
further limitation be made, the day before being reserved 
purely for the receipt and arrangement of exhibits. 
Interesting non-competitive features of this year’s 
Show, were the excellent floral and decorative, exhibits 
of the Ice Fa€tory, and the pottery making, with the 
potter’s wheel, of the Vreed-en-Rust Pottery works, 
Demerara River—both of which attraéted very great 
attention. 
Special mention must here be made, too, of the orna- 
mental and economic exhibit of the Botanic Gardens, 
designed as an objeét lesson for the proper staging of 
plants for show purposes—an exhibit that not only at- 
traéted a great deal of attention, but was calculated to 
be of considerable public benefit. 
The Committee beg to express their appreciation of 
the kindness of His Excellency the Governor in opening 
the Show, and in lending the Government House Marquee 
as a Committee’s tent. They are glad to report also that 
the services of the Police were obtained free during the 
time when the grounds were opened to the public, and 
that the Militia Band was allowed to play on the after- 
noon of the first day, both of which caused a consider- 
able saving of expenditure to tbe Committee. The very 
efficient service ot the Police, not only in the keeping of 
order, but in the guarding of the exhibits, both by day 
and night, throughout the whole time of the Show, is 
- worthy of special mention. 
The Committee would make acknowledgment to the 
Mayor and Town Council for permission to use the 
Promenade Gardens; to the Dire@tors of the Railway for 
