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Hon. Secretary, and Messrs. Rowse, W. H. Acutt, W. Brown, 

 and W. Crowder joined the Committee, and at a later meeting 

 Dr. Holland and S. F. Beningfield were added, and the Presi- 

 dent and Vice-President having left the town, Messrs. Lamport 

 and Kahts were elected to office. 



1859. 



In January, entertainments were held on at least two 

 evenings in a Store belonging to Mr. Winder which appear to 

 have been very successful. For some unstated reason the Curator 

 received notice, and Mr. De La Chaumette was appointed 

 on three months' trial, but in May he resigned his post, and 

 Mr. A. Moore was appointed Curator at a salary of £150 per 

 annum, he to find the requisite labour, and at the same meeting 

 it was agreed that Mr. Sanderson who was then in England be 

 requested to order three silver Cups of a value in all not exceed- 

 ing £40 to be offered as prizes for the best samples of Sugar, 

 Coffee, and other Natal produce, the Sugar Cup to be of the 

 first value. 



1860. 



At a meeting held in February, Mr. J. Sanderson was 

 re-elected President, and Mr. Vause Hon. Secretary ; and at 

 the annual meeting held in August, Messrs. Coqui, Priestley, 

 Tatham, Grelder, Bowlby, Leslie, and Winder- joined the Com- 

 mittee, and in December Mr. M. J. McKen was for the second 

 time appointed Curator. 



1861. 



In January the usual Show and Dinner were held, and the 

 winners of the three silver cups were — Mr. F. Ferreira, sugar ; 

 A. McArthur, coffee ; J. A. Colenbrander, for exportable pro- 

 duce (Tobacco) ; and Hon. Mention Cards were awarded for 

 other exhibits. The annual meeting was held in August, and 

 we have a fresh accession of new names on the Committee : — 

 Messrs. Barnes, Mason, Savory, Lyall, Escombe, Buist, Gr. 

 Smith, P. Henwood, and Fisher, and at a subsequent meeting 

 the name of Mr. Arnold Taylor was added. In December it 

 was reported that Mr. Poynton had contracted to erect a build- 

 ing in the Gardens 40 x 24 feet for the sum of £160, and to 

 have it completed in time for the Show, and the Show was 

 held in it on the 20th of the same month, when the following 

 prizes were awarded : — Cotton, £10, A. Coqui ; sugar, £8, E. 

 P. Lamport; coffee, £5, W. Lister; arrowroot, £5, A. F. Greig ; 

 vegetables, £3 3s., J. P. Voysey. 



