100 TiMEHRI. 
they had iast year, it should be pointed out that for these 
things they had not to thank the British Government. 
The fair prices were given them by the American Gov- 
ernment who dealt more fairly with them than their own. 
The French colonies sold sugar in England with a bounty 
of 50 cents per cwt., and they knew that Louisiana and 
Hawaii obtained a dollar more in the market for their 
sugar. When they thought of the prosperity to Cuba 
likely to arise from its coming under American protec- 
tion, and other things, it put a strain on the loyalty of 
the most patriotic colonist, and it was sincerely to be 
hoped that this strain would not continue much longer, 
but that they would obtain that justice for which they had 
so long waited and pleaded. 
The motion was carried unanimously. 
The following report of the Horticultural Show was 
laid over and adopted, Mr. Quelch, the Honorary Secre- 
tary, giving a resume of its contents : — 
" The Committee have the honour to report that the 
Horticultural and Poultry Show which was opened by 
His Excellency the Governor and Lady Sendall on the 
4th inst,, passed off successfully and without a hitch. 
Profiting by the experience of last year, and the sug- 
gestions made by the Committee for that Show, more 
especially in the closing of entries the day before exhi- 
bits were received, the executive staff were able to 
handle and satisfa6lorily arrange the heterogeneous mass 
of exhibits much more easily than heretofore. By the 
provision of a large assortment of the smallest available 
receptacles for exhibits, the quantities of fruit, vegetables 
and economic products were grouped with an entire 
absence of chat overcrowding which was so conspicuous 
last year, and which was chiefly due to the large size of 
the receptacles containing them. A larger amount of 
space, too, for the general exhibits, was this year avail- 
able by a rigid refusal of all the very miscellaneous 
