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at any rate very continuously, and it had done what 
was required of it in a quiet and unostentatious way. He 
hoped the gentleman who had consented to succeed 
him would have some booming meetings and con- 
tinuous discussions in regard to the agricultural and 
commercial welfare of the community. Those gentlemen 
who had attended the meetings had always given every 
assistance that lay in their power to benefit the community. 
He felt that it would be good for them if some of these 
days they could get rid of some of their produce in some 
other way than they were doing now, and the experiment 
vvliich they proposed to undertake would bring about a 
new state of affairs. If they could find a ready market 
for their fruits, which could be grown on the lands of 
the colony in large quantities, he thought there would 
be less discontent among their agricultural population, 
who would be able to find work. He wished them 
farewell and begged to thank them most heartily for the 
help accorded him during his presidency. 
On the motion of the President, * Mr. George Garnett 
was ele6led President for 1901, and the other Office- 
Bearers as per annexed list : — 
Office-Bearers for igoi. 
President : 
GEO. GARNETT, f.r. 
Vice-President : 
Sir CAVENDISH BOYLE, k.c.m.g. 
Hon. Secretary : 
THOMAS DALY. 
