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Agricultural Section. 
The exhibits of agricultural produce were contained in one 
half of a long building the other half of which was devoted to 
native industries. It had been agreed previously to allow com- 
petition from any part of the Peninsula from the Isthmus of K’ra 
to Singapore. Few exhibits however were received from the 
northern States but all the others including for the first time 
Johore were well represented. Exhibits of considerable interest 
not for competition were also shown from Java and Borneo, 
among them was conspicuous a large series of damans, sugar, tea, 
oils, sago, nutmeg-butter, spices from Java and the Moluccas 
exhibited by Mr. Diepenheim. 
The whole exhibit of agricultural produce was little if at all 
inferior to that shown in Penang last year, but it must be remem- 
bered that the greater distance of Singapore from the main agricul- 
tural districts would to a certain extent curtail the amount of* 
produce brought down by rail and boat. 
All classes of agricultural produce were shown excepting clove 
oil and boiled rice. 
The judges in this section were Mr. Diepenheim, Mr. L. Brown, 
Mr. Hart, Mr. Bramall, Mr. Darke, Mr. Zacharias, Mr. Scouler, 
Mr. Lovell and the Hon. Secretary, while several native 
penghulus assisted in judging in the classes of articles of native 
consumption. 
Arrowroot. — The prize for the best roots was taken for the third 
successive show by Mr. H. H. Norris, whose sample would be 
hard to beat. The whole of the specimens in this class were* 
good. 
Prepared arrow-root was also first class. There being several 
samples of high merit. 
Tous-les-mois . — The rhizomes of Canna edulis were shown under 
arrowroot. One sample was shown last year in Penang and this 
time two were staged, one of which was exceptionally good and 
obtained a speci 1 ze. This kind of arrowroot is popular with 
the Javanese and its cultivation might well be developed. 
Betel nuts. — Fresh betel nuts were well shown, and there were 
some fine clusters. A fine bunch of the popular variety known as 
Pinang Wangi carried off the first prize. Hardly as many 
were shown this year as last year and the same applies to dry and 
split betel nuts of which however there were some fairly good and 
superior samples. Specimens of the large red betel nut known as 
Pinang Penawar ( Actinorrhytis Calapparia ) were shown. The Malays 
attach however little value to this fruit, it being chiefly used in 
medicine and magic. 
Sirih leaves. — Were fairly represented with both Chinese and 
Malay varieties, chiefly the latter which is more popular. The 
samples were pronounced very good by the Malay connoisseurs who 
aided in judging them. 
Medicinal plants. — The class for the collection of medicinal 
herbs was very extensive, the largest ever sh»wn. There were forty 
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