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the surroundings of the homes of the poorer people of 
the colony were very bad, and the inhabitants did not 
seem to see the necessity of cleanliness and decency. 
In London, a great deal of good had been done during 
the last few years by offering prizes for Window Garden- 
ing. The care of flowers had given the artisan and 
mechanic an interest in his home when he returned from 
his work. It would be a very good thing if the offering 
of Prizes should induce the people of the colony to 
show off to better advantage. 
Mr. N. D. Davis said that unless the Society held an 
Exhibition somewhere in the colony, it would lose the 
advantage of the annual vote for Exhibition purposes* 
The Exhibitions in Georgetown only gave the inhabi- 
tants a few days pleasant outing, but if it were wished 
to educate the humbler classes especially, the exhibitions 
should be brought within their reach. He also suggested 
that Prizes should be given to the family who did most 
work and earned most money in a given time, as Mr, 
Gilzean and others had already done. 
Mr. R. P. Drysdale said he was prepared to support 
the motion, but the Society must understand that the 
vote of the Combined Court having been allowed to 
lapse, an application for a new grant would be necessary. 
This could not be made before the meeting of the next 
Combined Court, but he had no reason to doubt that it 
would be given, and in the meantime the Society might 
give their 4 attention to the practical details of the 
matter. 
After several remarks from the Chairman, the motion 
was altered by consent of the meeting to the following : — 
That the Secretary of the Society be authorized to request the Gov- 
ernment, — the votes for Exhibition purposes for the years 1886-7-8, not 
