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(two truck-loads). These arrived in Colombo late iu the night and were put up to 

 public auction at the Maradana Terminus on Saturday, the 2nd, by Mr. A. Y. Daniel, 

 Auctioneer, and fetched the following prices :— 



Buff aloes.- Rs. 31, 31, 30, 30, 28, 28, 27, 25; total Rs. 230. 



Black Cattle. -Rs. 34, 24, 17, 16, 16, 16, 15, 15, 13, 11 : total Rs. 177. Grand 

 total Rs. 407. 



Inquiries are uoav being made with a view to a trial being made with agri 

 cultural produce. The Agency can send down limes and yams of different varieties, 

 including " the king," manioca, &c. The Agency will be glad to negociate with any 

 local buyer for the disposal of these and other produce. 



The subject of the proposed Central Agency will be further discussed at a 

 meeting of the Sub-Committee to be convened shortly. 



Agri- Horticultural S/ioms.— A further report on the Wellaboda pattu (Gnlle) 

 Agri-Hoticultural Show, by the Second Assistant Superintendent of School Gardens 

 (which was not available at the last meeting), is tabled. 



It was decided at a meeting of the Trincbmalee Agricultural Society, held on 

 the 10th January, that seeds of egg plant, bandakka, beans, tomato, cucumber, and 

 kohl-rabi be obtained from the Superintendent of School Gardens from stock im- 

 ported by the Society, and be supplied free to such of the villagers as well grow 

 and exhibit products at the forthcoming Market Show in April. Major Molesworth 

 of Oopar estate, Trincomalee, has offered Rs. 50 in connection with this Show, to be 

 distributed in prizes, and the Government Agent a prize of Rs. 10 to be awarded to 

 the best paddy exhibited under section I., Cereals. 



The Kandy Agri- Horticultural Show. -There will be no Show held in Kandy 

 this year. It was agreed at a meeting held on the 5th January that the Kandy 

 Show be held during perahera time in July- August, 1908. 



Matale Agricultural Shoiv. — A meeting of the Matale Show Committee was 

 held on the 26th instant, when Friday and Saturday, the 21st and 22nd June, 1907, 

 were decided upon as the dates for holding the Show. 



Weekly Market Fair at Minutvangoda. — The Minuwangoda Branch Society, 

 which was the originator of Market Fairs, has started a Weekly Fair on Saturdays 

 from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Fair is held in the Gansabhawa garden known as 

 "Ellis Court." A notice issued iu this connection by the Branch says: — "All 

 persons concerned have the permission of the Society to make use of the " Ellis 

 Court," without any charges, to expose for sale vegetables, fruits, mats, yams, 

 pottery, silver, gold, and brasswares, iron work, rice, oils, ghee, butter, copra, 

 ciunamon, clothes, and all commodities of trade. Persons attending the Fair from 

 (jolombo, Negombo, and distant places have ample accommodation in the town 

 where there are hotels and eating-houses and easy railway communication from 

 Henaratgoda and Veyangoda." 



The Btlaiyapuram Sqmasthanam Exhibition and Cattle Show, 1907. — The 

 following notice has beeu issued by the Dewan of Ettaiyapuram with regard to 

 this Exhibition: — Concession rates, i.e., first class goods rates have been promised 

 by the S. I. R. and M. R. for exhibits, on production of certificates which will be 

 supplied on application. 



The Shows fixed for this year are as follows :— 



Telijjawila ... ... ... ... March 15 



Trincomalee (Market Fair) ... ... ... April 2 



NuwaraEliya ... ... ... ... April 2 and 3 



Batticaloa... ... ... ... ... (No date fixed) 



Uva ^Badulla) ... ... ... ... May (early) 



Welimada (Market Fair) ... ... ... May 



Matale ... ... ... ... ... June 21 and 22, 



