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MEETING OF THE AGRICULTURAL HALL COMPANY. 
On Wednesday, December the 10th, the Agricultural Hall 
Company held its second ordinary general meeting at their 
office, on the northern side of the Hall, which was presided 
over by Mr. John Clayden, the newly elected chairman, who 
congratulated the shareholders on the completion of their 
enterprise, and on the success which had hitherto attended 
the show 
Mr. S. Sidney, the secretary, read the report and financial 
statement, which congratulated the proprietary upon the 
finishing of the Agricultural Hall and the opening of the 
show, but expressed deep regret that their late excellent chair¬ 
man, Mr. Jonas Webb, had not been permitted to witness 
the completion of the work in which he took so warm an 
interest. The receipts in money paid in shares on the capital 
of the company, &c., was jC38,97o 8s. 4d., and the disburse¬ 
ments, including contract for building the Hall, <£24,980, land 
and approaches, £2250, superintendence of contract, including 
architect’s fees, £1909^ &c., amounted to £32,106 4^. 5d., 
leaving a balance in favour of the company of £6869 3s. 1 Id. 
The report was adopted unanimously. 
The four retiring directors were unanimously re-elected, 
and Messrs. Quilter, Ball and Co., were elected auditors, in 
place of Mr. J. Carter Jonas, who was unable to continue 
the duties. 
Votes of thanks were then passed to the Chairman, and 
the board of directors. A similar compliment having been 
paid to Mr. Sidney, the secretary, for his indefatigable zeal 
throughout the progress of the undertaking, the proceedings 
terminated. 
The number of persons visiting the show during the five 
days it continued open was 135,050, from whom was re¬ 
ceived £7039 10s. 6d., which sum, added to £l66 3s. 8d. 
arising from" the sale of the Catalogues, made the total re¬ 
ceipts £7205 14s. 2d.—a success which the most sanguine 
could not anticipate. 
