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Meeting held October 10th. — Hon. Geo. Garnett, 
President, in the chair. 
Members present 8. 
Election. — Associate : Mr. H. E. U. White. 
The following report of the Committee of 
Correspondence was read and taken for notification : — 
Georgetown, 
October 8th, 1901. 
Sir, — I have the honour to report that the ninth 
annual Horticultural and Poultry Show, held on the 
29th and 80th August, 1901, although successful as 
far as exhibits were concerned, was not a financial 
success. 
A heavy thunder-storm on the first day was, no 
doubt, responsible for the great decrease of the 
gate-money which was $195 24 less than last year. 
The loss to the Society is therefore more than the 
guarantee, amounting to $375 71. 
In regard to the expenditure, this cannot be reduced 
to any great extent in view of the fact that the 
enormous increase in the entries entails increased 
clerical and other work. The following table shows 
the increase during the last three years : — 
1899. 1900. 1901. 
A. 
Plants 
535 
520 
485 
B. 
Flowers 
159 
156 
151 
C. 
Fruit 
904 
1,172 
1,651 
D. 
Vegetables 
1,081 
1,409 
1,352 
E. 
Economic Products 
912 
940 
1,319 
F. 
Poultry and Bees . . . 
111 
121 
144 
Totals 
3,702 
4,318 
5,102 
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It will be seen from this that the increase was in 
Fruit and Economics; and, as on former occasions, I 
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