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Indigo. — There were a number of bottles of this dye both 

 liquid and in powder, than at recent private exhibitions, and the 

 quality was decidedly better than at the last exhibition. This 

 indeed might have been expected in Singapore where the dyeing 

 business has by no means died out yet. The samples varied a good 

 deal in quality and one bottle contained liquid of a remarkably 

 brilliant and attractive blue colour which however unfortunately 

 was not indigo-colour. 



Cutch. — A sample of the Mangrove cutch made at Santubong 

 in Sarawak was shown. Great improvements in this manufacture 

 have been made in late years, with a corresponding increase in 

 demand. 



The Governor's Cup for the best general exhibit in the 

 agricultural section was easily won by Mr. Machado of Kamuning 

 Estate, Perak, who made a good try for it at the last year's show. 

 He took eleven prizes in all, viz., first prize for best collection of 

 essential oils, best sample of patchouli, best collection of medicinal 

 plants, best collection of fibres, best cotton, best kapok, best dried 

 betel-nuts, second prize for best black pepper, best arrowroot, 

 best limes, and third prize for turmeric. 



On the whole it may be said that the agricultural produce was 

 very good and representative of the products of the Malay Peninsula, 

 very few of the classes in the schedule were not represented 

 and these consisted only of boiled rice, and clove oil. 



At the same time it must be admitted that some classes were 

 not as well represented as in previous exhibitions. 



Vegetables. — The exhibition of vegetables was equally poor, 

 probably because the chief vegetable growers, the Chinese, did not 

 understand what the exhibition was about. The idea is utterly 

 foreign to them, and the vegetable-growing class, in spite of 

 explanations, notices in Chinese, etc., failed to send samples of their 

 produce. Mr. Campbell sent from Perak Hills a grand collection 

 of European vegetables as he did last year, with several novelties. 

 Perhaps a time may come when our hills will afford a good supply 

 of European vegetables to the dwellers in the plains. Many of the 

 hills could be opened up for vegetable gardens and the produce 

 brought down and shipped to the larger towns. Mr. Campbell 

 has shown clearly that the vegetables can be grown well and can 

 be brought to Singapore in prime condition. That they were 

 highly appreciated was shown by the run on his exhibit at the end 

 of the show. The supply of wholesome and good European 

 vegetables to residents would go a good way in hygienic improve- 

 ment of the European's life. 



Fruit. — Was again not up to standard. East year the show 

 held in Penang was not as good as it might have been because 

 much of the fruit was not ripe. This year the exhibition was put 

 a little later, and unfortunately the great crop was nearly over. 

 In Singapore at least for several seasons the fruit crops have been 

 very inferior, and the supply has not been what it was in former 

 years. This may be due to peculiarly unsuitable weather, or it 



