164 TiMEHRl. 
Members present 7. 
Ele6lions — Associates: H. Venning and A. Ricketts. 
The President reported that on the recommendation of 
the Agricultural Committee, the Dire6lors had appointed 
a Committee to draw up a scheme for a Live-stock Show. 
The scheme was prepared, but awaited consideration 
from the Dire6lorate. There was, however, no imme- 
diate hurry for the matter, as the Show could hardly 
take place before the early part of next year, as other- 
wise it would fall in their very busiest season. 
The following preliminary report from Mr. J, J. Quelch, 
Hon. Secretary of the Committee of Correspondence, on 
the recent Horticultural Show was read, showing that the 
guarantee of the Society would be called on nearly 
entirely, a balance of about $25 remaining : — 
I have the honour on behalf of the Committee of Cor- 
respondence to state with reference to the recent Horti- 
cultural and Poultry Show, which came off successfully, 
that the detailed report has been unavoidably delayed 
owing to the fa6l that several accounts have only 
recently been received. It may be stated, however, 
that, owing to the great increase of the Prize-list, the 
cost of new coops for Poultry, the additional cost of the 
extension of the native manufa6lurers at work, the in- 
creased cost of cartage and porterage on exhibits from 
the East Coast and from the Canals, and the greater 
expense in handling and arranging the greatly increasec 
number of exhibits, that the guarantee of the Society 
has been almost entirely called upon, a balance of about 
$25 remaining. It should be borne in mind, however, 
that the guarantee of the Society was in the first instance 
asked for, ''n order to extend the prize-list, and as the 
Government vote remains stationary, and the gate- 
money almost so, that increased expenditure in any 
dire6lion over previous years must be met by calling on 
the cruarantee of the Society. All such matters, how- 
