76 Observations on Provincial Exhibitions, [xo. 3, netv series. 
others, indeed this is proved by their imitation of European Arms, 
Ship building, &c., and by the very remarkable fact of two Natives, 
named Soobaroidoo and Yenkatareddy of Dowlaiswarum having, in 
the preliminary exhibition held at Rajahmundry, exhibited two 
worhing models of Steam Engines made by themselves ; upon which 
the Right Honorable the Governor in Coiracil observes — " It will 
*' not be the least Valuable result of the large Engineering Works 
*' in the district, that they have tended to introduce among the Xa- 
" tive community a taste for Engineering Mechanics, and a know- 
" ledge of the subject which, especially at the present time, is like- 
*' ly to be most valuable." At the same meeting a Power Loom 
imported by Mr. G. H. Faulkner, was the great point of attraction, 
and its operations were earnestly watched by thousands. 
19. In conclusion " the Board consider it of great importance 
" that (these) difficulties should not be overlooked, but they view 
" them not as symptoms of ultimate failure, but as indications that 
*' the measure must be carried out with steady perseverance, and 
that no want of success at the outset must be allowed to cramp 
*' the efforts of Government." It remains only to add that the pro- 
posed measures for the improvement of the several districts, as well 
as the lists of their products and the prizes to be awarded for 
them, as well as the results which are obtained, should be printed, 
in order that the information may be generally diffused. 
20. The two preliminary meetings in the districts of Guntoor 
and Rajahmundry, having been as satisfactory as could have been 
expected with so little previous notice, it has been proposed to hold 
during the year 1856 nineteen agricultural exhibitions in different 
districts of the Madras Presidency, and as the Governor General 
in Council has confirmed the expenditure of 58,000 rupees for the 
purpose, the measure promises to be as useful as any other public 
work in India. 
Connected with the correspondence respecting the establishment 
of an Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures at Madras, and of others 
for the distribution of prizes for agricultural products in the pro- 
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