thanks of the Committee are due to Messrs. Thomas and Hamilton 
for the excellent arrangements made for transporting native visitors 
with their Exhibits to and from the Show grounds. 
Mr. Thomas organised and supervised a special tram service 
from the Jetty to th-; main entrance to the Residency whilst Mr. 
Hamilton spent a good deal of time and trouble in meeting and seeing 
off relays of native visitors. 
8. The thanks of the Committee are again due to the Govern- 
ment of the F.M.S. and the Railway -authorities for granting free 
transport to and from Penang over their lines to the numerous Exhi- 
bitors and Exhibits. But for this assistance it is doubtful whether 
half the number of natives who came would otherwise have attended. 
The Straits Steam Ship Company were good enough to grant a 
rebate of 25% off the freight of all bona fide Exhibits whilst Messrs. 
Huttenbach, Liebert and Company kindly offered 50 free deck pass- 
ages to and from Port Swettenham by the s.s. “Kistna.” 
9. Finances . — The usual contribution of $2,000 each from the 
Governments of the Colony and F.M.S. were given and a sum of 
$1,000 was voted from the Penang Municipal funds which together 
with a balance from the last Penang Show of $748.65 formed a nucleus 
of $5,748.65. The subscriptions amounted to $ 5 , 337-71 and Silver 
Cups to the value of $600 were generously presented by certain 
Associations, Firms and private individuals. 
At first the subscription came in very slowly but later the total 
receipts came to $11,086 which was considered sufficient to cover all 
expenses. The Committee wish to thank the Penang and Province 
Wellesley public for their generosity and support. It should be 
added that had the Committee known earlier that such a magnificent 
sum would have been at their disposal, much improvement in the 
way of arranging the Exhibits could have been effected, thus the 
somewhat ugly rectangular sheds for housing Native Industries would 
have been discarded for a series of sheds for the different states so as 
to have presented a more realistic view of the life and industries of 
the natives ; perhaps the best shape of sheds for this Division would 
have been circular or octagonal with radiating avenues. The central 
building could be reserved for articles of common manufacture in the 
several states, whilst the avenues could be devoted to each of the 
different states, or might have been set apart for industries peculiar 
to any particular State or District, such an arrangement would not 
only be picturesque but would foster emulation and competition in 
rival industries. 
10. Buildings . — The buildings were on a much more extensive 
scale than before; whereas at the former Show the floor area was 
45,427 square feet, the area on this occasion was no less than 71,999 
square feet. The arrangement of the buildings were also a great 
improvement; they were erected around the sides of the Parade 
Ground in a continuous series, whilst the open space in the centre 
