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two or three of his coadjutors on the Committee in 
going about through the rural distri€éts speaking and 
le&turing to the people on the subjeét, the question may 
be reasonably asked ; “ Was there any marked improve- 
ment in the Exhibition this year over previous years ?” 
This I fear must be answered in the negative, though 
there was a vast increase in the number of entries and of 
stuff sent to the Show. All that can be said, as men- 
tioned before, is that there were some good exhibits, but 
not a larger number proportionately—less I think—than 
at previous Shows. The evidence of steady advance 
from year to year, it may be said, should be the crucial 
test of the utility of these annual Exhibitions, but clearly 
the Georgetown public hold that it is not the only one 
that should be regarded ; for, year by year, though the 
quality of the shows may not have improved as much as 
was hoped for at first, they have grown by leaps in 
attra€tion, popularity and general esteem, the very great 
attendance this year attesting this beyond question. 
The accommodation for the Poultry &c., though not all 
that a home fancier might desire and insist on, was 
greatly improved this year, really, indeed, revolutionised. 
At a very considerable expense on the part of the Com- 
mittee, through the good offices of one of the members, 
galvanised wire pens were provided for each exhibit, 
and a wide bench to stand them on. Unfortunately, just 
at the last, when everything had been settled, a lot of 
entries were made, when the accommodation had already 
been exhausted. This caused much crowding and in- 
convenience, and as a consequence, some of the coops 
had to stand on the ground. Shading from the early 
morning sun was at first forgotten, but this Mr. Quelch 
