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Indigo . — There were a number of bottles of this dye both 
liquid and in powder, than at recent private exhibitions, and the 
quality was decidedly better than at the last exhibition. This 
indeed might have been expected in Singapore where the dyeing 
business has by no means died out yet. The samples varied a good 
deal in quality and one bbttle contained liquid of a remarkably 
brilliant and attractive blue colour which however unfortunately 
was not indigo-colour. 
Cutch . — A sample of the Mangrove cutch made at Santubong 
in Sarawak was shown. Great improvements in this manufacture 
have been made in late years, with a corresponding increase in 
demand. 
The Governor's Cup for the best general exhibit in the 
agricultural section was easily won by Mr. Machado of Kamuning 
Estate, Perak, who made a good try for it at the last year’s show. 
He took eleven prizes in all, viz., first prize for best collection of 
essential oils, best sample of patchouli, best collection of medicinal 
plants, best collection of fibres, best cotton, best kapok, best dried 
betel-nuts, second prize for best black pepper, best arrowroot, 
best limes, and third prize for turmeric. 
On the whole it may be said that the agricultural produce was 
very good and representative of the products of the Malay Peninsula, 
very few of the classes in the schedule were not represented 
and these consisted only *of boiled rice, and clove oil. 
At the same time it must be admitted that some classes were 
not as well represented as in previous exhibitions. 
Vegetables . — The exhibition of vegetables was equally poor, 
probably because the chief vegetable growers, the Chinese, did not 
understand what the exhibition was about. The idea is utterly 
foreign to them, and the vegetable-growing class, in spite of 
explanations, notices in Chinese, etc., failed to send samples of their 
produce. Mr. Campbell sent from Perak Hills a grand collection 
of European vegetables as he did last year, with several novelties. 
Perhaps a time may come when our hills will afford a good supply 
of European vegetables to the dwellers in the plains. Many of the 
hills could be opened up for vegetable gardens and the produce 
brought down and shipped to the larger towns. Mr. Campbell 
has shown clearly that the vegetables can be grown well and can * 
be brought to Singapore in prime condition. That they were 
highly appreciated was shown by the run on his exhibit at the end 
of the show. The supply of wholesome and good European 
vegetables to residents would go a good way in hygienic improve- 
ment of the European’s life. 
Fruit . — ’Was again not up to standard. East year the show 
held in Penang was not as good as it might have been because 
much of the fruit was not ripe. This year the exhibition was put 
a little later, and unfortunately the great crop was nearly over. 
In Singapore at least for several seasons the fruit crops have been 
very inferior, and the supply has not been what it was in former 
years. This may be due to peculiarly unsuitable weather, or it 
