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1862. 



At the annual meeting in September two new names appear 

 on the Committee, viz., Messrs. Fradd and Leslie, and at the 

 same meeting it was resolved to apply to the Corporation for 

 pecuniary assistance, and at a meeting held in December it was 

 reported that the Corporation had made a grant for that year 

 of £30. 



1863. 



At the Show held in January the following first prizes were 

 awarded : — Sugar, A. B. Kennedy ; coffee, A. McArthur ; 

 cotton, Sea Island, no competition ; upland, T. Reynolds ; 

 vegetables, — Webb ; fruit, Botanic Gardens At the annual 

 meeting new names again appear on the list of committeemen 

 as follows : — A 1 arker, E. R. Dixon, H. W. Currie, B. Hamp- 

 son, W. Cowey, B. W. Greenacre. 



1864. 

 At the Show in January the following first prizes were 

 awarded : — Sugar, A. McKenzie ; coffee, McArthur. Neither 

 cotton nor tobacco were shown. During the year the Govern- 

 ment Grant was raised to £250. At the annual meeting 

 another change takes place in the composition of the Com- 

 mittee by the addition to the list of Messrs. H. Lochee-Bayne, 

 J. Lester, and C. Behrens. In November a letter was received 

 from Mr. E. Chiappini, of Capetown, asking for contributions 

 to a Show to be held at the Paarl in January, and at the next 

 meeting the following is recorded on the minutes : — Read letter 

 from Mr. Chiappini, addressed to Mr. Sanderson, advising 

 shipment of 10 half-aums of wine, invoice £48 12s. 6d. ; and 

 the Secretary having reported that tenders having been sent in 

 of produce in terms of the advertisement, it was resolved : That 

 the Secretary be requested to make the necessary purchases and 

 arrangement, requesting the President's good services in the 

 way of receiving, storing, repacking, &c. ; also that Messrs. 

 Beningfield & Son be requested under the circnmstances kindly 

 to undertake the sale of Mr. Chiappini's wine free of charge. 

 At the next meeting the Hon. Secretary reported that Messrs. 

 Beningfield & Son had sold the wine received from Mr. Chiap- 

 pini on account of produce for the Paarl Show, net proceeds 

 being £51 8s. 8d., and that he was making the best selection 

 he could for shipment by the Athens. 



1865. 

 At the annual Show held in January the following first 

 prizes were awarded : — Vegetables, T. Davenport ; fruit, 

 T. Davenport ; sugar*, S. Piatt ; fibre, Colin Hunter. 



