at the Canterbury Mcetinrj, 18G0, 
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inust ha\ c ]>erploxing doulits as to the category undei' wliicli articles like 
these sliould be inchuieil, userul as most of them are, but not decidedly agri- 
cultural. We would suggest most respectfully tliat a committee or commis- 
sion should be apiiointed by the Society to settle these questions. 
We desire to say that, in pursuing our duties throughout tlie late exhi- 
bition, we scrapulously avoided noticing any implements or machines or 
class of machines likely to come into competitive trial in due course in the 
quadrennial cycle. We had great difficulty in withholding the Society's 
honours in this respect, as our attention was repeatedly called to what were 
termed new implements, or new niachines, or improvements thereon. A^'e, 
however, took the responsibility of referring the various exhibitors to the 
time when thej^ would, according to the standing rules of the Society, be 
brought into full competition. Hence, it will be seen that our awards were 
much restricted, particularly as we had no power of marking our appro^-al of 
whole stands, however much we admired them. ; but the honours were to be 
confined to meritorious implements or machines, " agricultural articles, or 
essential improvements." We may, however, in this Report express our high 
approval of verj^ many stands wliich would add great interest to any show- 
yard. We beg to name the following as eminently worthy of commendation : — 
Messsrs. John Wayier and Son's stand of pumps and hydraulic machines ; the 
Trustees of Mr. Crosskill's stand of carts, waggons, mills, wheels, axles, 
l)ortable railways, troughs, pumps, &c., &c. ; Eichard Reid's stand of probangs, 
watering-machines, junnps, &c. ; Ebcnezer Thornton's stand of washing and 
mangling machines — the latter exceedingly *;ood ; James Coultar's stand 
of drills, &c. (we noticed his improvement in the box to the wheels). Ean- 
some's mouse-trapis elicited our approval. Wc selected Bradford's Avashing- 
machine for a short trial, and, with a very dirty assortment of clothing, 
it washed them thoroughly and wrung them nearly dry in six minutes ; 
we gave it a commendation. Richmond, Chandler, and Norton's was an excel- 
lent stand. Henry Hayes showed a capital stand of carts and waggons, beau- 
tifully got up. Isaac James showed a superior washing-machine. Hugh 
Carson kept up in full efficiency his highly-useful stand of implements. John 
Reynolds exhibited some very pretty rosaries, archways, stands, baskets, and 
other ornamental g;irden requisites, in wire, &c., &c. The Agricultural 
Engineers' Company exhibited a very extensive and excellent collection of 
most useful implements, machinery, and other articles in great variety and 
suited to every agricultural purpose : it was so extensive as to represent 
nearly every firm in the kingdom. Bonds and Robinson are new exhibitors : 
their horse-rake and horse-hoe are two very useful implements. E. T. 
Quinton's bread-making or kneading-machine met our approval. Messrs. 
E. R. and F. Turner had, as usual, a good stand of their superior crushers, 
bruising and grinding mills, &c., &c. T. W. Ashby and Co. had an 
excellent stand of haymaking-machines, chaff-cutters, horse-rakes, cake-mills, 
circular revolving harrows, &c., &c. Thon)as Avehng's stand of steam- 
engines, thrashing-machines, elevators, horse-gearing, and other machinery, 
met our very high approval : his universal safety-joint to his driving-shafts is 
worthy of extensive patronage. John Baker's dressing-machine is a good and 
cheap one. Hunt and Pickering had a good stand of crushers, breakers, 
pulpers, ploughs, &c. ; also garden-seats, &c. : their patent oil- box to plough- 
wheels is connnendable, as are also their cheap twitch-rakes. The straw 
thatch-making machines of Maggs and Hindley are effective, and bid fair to 
obtain more extended jjatronage. Thomas Nalder's new corn separator and 
blower, fitted with metallic brushes to clean the rotating screen, deserves our 
especial notice. Dicksley and Sons exhibited a good and extensive varietj^ 
of chati-cutters, mills, pulpers, slicers, pig-troughs, also washing-machines, 
garden-chairs, and other useful articles, &c. William Sawney's admirable corn- 
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