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Mr. Hargreaves then said that he thought the 
Dh'ectors went beyond their province in deciding there 
should be no Show ; he thought the Committee of 
Correspondence was the proper body to deal with the 
matter. He thought also that the Show could have 
been kept up by altering the lines on which it was 
conducted. 
The President said the Directors dealt with the matter 
as one of finance. Last year the expenditure of the Society 
exceeded its income by a thousand dollars, and something 
had to be done. They had always lost money by those 
Shows, and really could not afford to go on. He had 
always personally taken a great interest in the Shows, 
and certainly did not wish to discontinue them without 
reasons. 
Mr. Hargreaves then asked the President to call an 
extraordinary General Meeting to discuss the matter, 
but Mr. Hill declined to do this. 
The Assistant Secretary stated in reference to the 
coming Toronto Exhibition that a few exhibits were 
being brought in, but not many. He hoped, however, 
to get more before the 23rd instant. 
Professor Harrison remarked, in reference to his 
statement at the previous meeting, that the volcanic 
dust which fell at Barbados was worth Sh cents a ton, 
as manure. 
The meeting then terminated. 
