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The question of the size of committees is worth considera- 

 tion. There is no object in having a huge general committee and 

 in any case meetings of the general committee should be as few 

 as possible. Beyond general questions such as the choice of site 

 and the date of the exhibition there is no use in assembling the 

 general committee at all, and mischief may easily be done by a 

 large meeting which is easily misled through inexperience, e.g., in 

 this case they very nearly shifted the site at the last minute, and, 

 if they had, the financial result would have been disastrous. Also 

 in sub-committees, appoint two or three men who are likely to 

 work, and let them add to their number if they want to. It is 

 useless to nominate ten men if five have not the time or the 

 inclination to assist, and never come near the place except as visitors 

 with free tickets. "Family tickets" should be abolished altogether. 



i. The prize-list might be drawn up something in this way. 

 All models should be cut out of this division altogether. Lace, 

 embroidery and sarongs should come together, krisses and knives, 

 old and new, next. All metal work should form one group, i.e., 

 silver (old), silver (new), sireh sets, brass and tin. The same 

 with all wood-work and carving whether made from coconut 

 trees, kabong, nibong or other wood. Leather-work and rope 

 could go in anywhere, and baskets, mats, hats, bertam work and 

 bird cages should come together as should bricks, tiles and fancy 

 earthenware. Attaps, chicks, and kajangs could come at the end, 

 but would be better accommodated outside the shed altogether. 

 Further there seems to be no sense in making a cast-iron rule that 

 every first prize is to be $10. An exhibit like kajangs is not worth 

 the same prize as a piece of embroidery, nor is a bird-cage worth 

 the same prize as a silver exhibit or a silk sarong. The value of the 

 prizes should certainly bear some relation to the value of the 

 exhibits. 



