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the 14th of the same month the following resolution was 

 carried unanimously :— " That the custom of charging half 

 price only for produce sold to subscribers be discontinued, and 

 that in future the full value be charged." In November, the 

 Hon. Secretary reported that he had received a letter from D. 

 H. Moodie, Esq., accompanying Title Deeds of Grant to the 

 Society of 50 acres of land. 



1855. 

 At the first meeting held in January, the accounts re- 

 lating to the Show and Luncheon were presented showing a 

 balance in favour of the Society of £5 Is. 6d., but no account 

 of either Show or Luncheon appears on the Minutes. At the 

 Annual Meeting in August, two new names appear on the 

 Committee, they are G. Potter and J. R. Saunders, and at the 

 next meeting the Curator's salary was raised to £75. 



1856. 

 On the 1st of January a Show was held, but the only 

 record of it in the Minutes is the resolution as to prizes, and at 

 the next meeting a resolution that the prizes with the addition 

 of one for silk be paid, and it was reported tbat there was a 

 deficiency of £2 4s. 2d. besides the expense of printing tickets. 

 In July, Mr. Plant having resigned his situation as Curator, 

 Mr. Jas. Weir was appointed in his stead at a salary of £70 

 per annum. At the Annual Meeting held on 1st of August, 

 the following new names appear on the list of Committeemen : 

 Messrs. Robert Baker, Arthur Clarence, Geo. Robinson, J. 

 Cullingworth, and H. Cope was elected President. 



1857. 

 In January, a Show was held in Mr. W. Hartley's store, 

 which resulted in a profit of about £31 12s. 10d., and during 

 the same year the Government Grant was increased from £50 

 to £100. In May, it was resolved that the Curator be fur- 

 nished with a load of Marine grass as a remedy for the white 

 ants, and in July Mr. Weir resigned, and Mr. R. Rogers whs 

 appointed Curator temporarily, the late Curator reported that, 

 the application of Marine grass to destroy white ants was not 

 found to be effective. At the Annual Meeting in August Mr. 

 R. Baker was elected President, and the following new names 

 appear on the Committee, Messrs. W. Hartley, J. L. Crompton, 

 H. J. Knox, H. E. Stainbank, and Rev. G. Y. Jeffries. 



1858. 

 In January, another Exhibition was held in the Store of 

 Messrs. Evans & Churchill which yielded a profit of about £50. 

 At the Annual Meeting in August, Mr. R. Vause was elected 



