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sary. It was decided that the Secretary should write accordingly to 

 the T. P. A. and inform them that no reduction in this year's 

 subscription could be made. 



15. AGRI-HORTICULTURAL SHOWS. 



The secretary reads the following letters : — 



Misc. 4908/1910. Singapore, 2ist September, loio. 



Sir, — I am directed by the Governor to forward the enclosed 

 copy of the minutes of a meeting of the Standing Committee for 

 Agri-Horticultural Shows held at Singapore on the 20th ultimo, and 

 to ^request that you will kindly favour me for His Excellency's 

 information, with any observations which the Planters' Association 

 of Malaya may have to make upon the proposals of the Committee. 



Evans, 



The Honorary Secretary, Ag. Colonial Secretary, 



Planters' Association of Malaya, Straits Settlements. 



Kuala Lumpur. 



Minutes of a Meeting of the Standing Committee of Agri- Horticultural 

 Show held in the General Secretary's office on the show ground at 

 Singapore, on 20th August, 1910, at 8 a.m. 



Present : — Messrs. H. N. Ridley {in the chair) Long, Burnside, 

 Hall, Farrer, and Derry. A fter considerable discussion it was unani- 

 mously resolved to report to Government that the Standing Committee 

 is of opinion that these A nnual foint Shows are held too frequently and 

 they should not be held oftener then triennially. 



Mr. Farrer proposed and Mr. Hall seconded that an addition be 

 made to the Rules and regulations already drawn up, to this effect ''Local 

 Secretaries are instructed that as a general rule entry tickets should be 

 issued to the persons actually growing or making the exhibit." Carried 

 unanimously. 



This meeting also resolved unanimously : 



(/) To recommend to Government the appointment 0)i the Standing 

 Committee of representatives for the New States of Kelantan, Trengganu 

 and Kedah and to invite fohore to 'nominate a representative or re- 

 presentatives. 



(2) That all the members of the Standing Committee for each place 

 in which a show is held be ex-Officio Members of the Committee of 

 Management of such show. 



{3) That the Singapore Members of the Standing Committee be 

 requested to tnake recommendations for a revision of the prise list issued 

 after consultations with the Secretaries of the Standing Committee in (lie 

 other places. 



iSd.) H. N. RIDLEY. 



