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Proceedings. 



[No. 11, NEW SERIES. 



Agri-Horticultural Society Madras. 



Proceedings of a Meeting oj the Committee held at the Gardens on 

 Wednesday morning the 14th November 1860. 



PRESENT. 



Amir Ud Dowlah Bahadoor, in the Chair. 



Clement Dale, Esq. 

 Robert Hunter, Esq. 

 G. J. Shaw, Esq. 



Revd. J. Ruthven Macfarlane, 

 Honorary Secretary. 



Read letters from Major Fitzmaurice, 39th Regiment, Trichino- 



poly. 



Resolved, that the mistake be explained to Major Fitzmaurice, 

 with an expression of the Committee's regret, and that the amount 

 charged beyond the limit which he originally named be now re- 

 turned. 



The Secretary submitted the accounts of the Annual Flower and 

 Fruit show for 1860 amounting to Rs. 782-12-6. The Committee 

 observe that the expences of this show are greatly in excess of 

 those of former years and more particularly that the number and 

 amount of the prizes are greatly on the increase. They consider 

 that the expenditure in this as well as other departments of the 

 show should be reduced as far as consistent with efficiency and 

 brought if possible within the special revenue raised for this pur- 

 pose. They appoint a Sub Committee consisting of Col. McCally, 

 the President, Dr. Shaw and the Honorary Secretary, to consider 

 and report on the arrangements. 



The Secretary reported that the Superintendent had visited 

 Bangalore to examine the Public Gardens and to obtain a supply 

 of new or rare plants and to make arrangements for obtaining 

 them at all times for the Gardens, and also for subscribers who 

 may require and be "willing to defray the actual expense incurred. 



The Superintendent is requested to circulate his Report to the 

 Committee at an early date. 



