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There is a Standing Committee which is official and appointed 
by Government. There will be a. General Purposes Committee or 
Committee of Management with its own Chairman, and Sub- 
committees, each with its own Hon. Secretary for the different 
divisions which include : — 
{a.) Agricultural Produce. 
{ b .) Flowers, Fruits and Vegetables. 
(c.) Stock and Dairy Produce. 
\d.) Horses and Dogs. 
(r.) Native Industries. 
{/.) Manufactures and Implements. 
Turning to the financial side, I may say that $2,000 is voted 
by the Legislative Council, and a similar sum will be received 
from the Native States, and taking the cost of the Penang Show 
as an instance, viz., $11,000, about the same sum would be 
required here. The balance of money required is therefore 
obtained by subscriptions, and I may say that at the last Penang 
Show, nearly $7,000 including value of 50 Cups was collected- 
The cup money presented by different donors in various classes and 
sections of the exhibition including Plants, Flowers, Fruits, Rice, 
Horses, Dogs, Stock, Native Work and others. 
Continuing the Chairman said he had the authority of 
Mr, Ridley to say that the Penang Show last year was the 
largest and most successful of its kind ever known in the East, 
even including India. He did not see, if it was organised 
proper ly, why they should not have as successful a one in 
Singapore. Mr. Ridley had told him that fifty cups were given 
by the members of the community in Penang. The rush was so 
great to give cups that he, Mr. Ridley, was debarred from 
giving one which he had intended presenting. He thought that 
they could at least equal the sister and elder settlement. They 
had come there that day with their resolutions more or less cut 
and drv, but he wanted to make it clear to them that they were 
quite open to criticise the resolution and suggest any amendments 
they thought necessary. He proposed that this meeting resolves 
that in “ Co-operation with the Government of the Colony and 
Government of the Federated Malay States and in fulfilment of 
the policy and scheme formulated by these Governments, an 
Agricultural Show be held in the Settlement of Singapore in 
August of the present year on three days of that month, dates to 
be fixed by the Committee.” 
Mr. Edlin seconded, and the resolution was carried unani- 
mously. 
The Chairman then proposed that the following General 
Commitee be appointed : — 
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