The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-10-23
ROYAL HAWAIIAN AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
TOct. 22nd.

lOct. 22nd.1
The annual meeting of the above
named Society was held, pursuant
to announcement, at the Hotel, last
evening. The Vice President, Hon.
a. S. Cleghorn, being absent, Hon.
l.. McCully presided. Mr.. j. S.
Webb, Secretary, read the following
report:
IIoNoLuLu, October 81, 1886.
On taking Office the Board of
Management found the society in
debt to the Treasurer for balance of
cost of removing and re-erecting the
large hall, and also under obligations
to many exhibitors for medals which
had been awarded to them. The
whole of the grant made to the
society by the Legislature in 1884
had necessarily been applied to the
payment of the debt incurred in
that year for buildings at Kapioani
Park, and no means of defraying
the expenses of Fair were left
except the subscriptions of members
which, Mt the most sanguine COM
putation, would he wholly inadequate
for the purpose, the charging of
entrance fees to the public having
been virtually abandoned when the
Fair was transferred to the Park,
where until the society's ground is
fenced in, there is no way of collect
ing them. Under these circum-
stances the members of the Board
were unanimously of opinion that
it was undesirable to hold an agri-
culture fair during the present year.
1t was at one time intended that q
horticulture show should be held
during the present month in the hall
on King street, but when arrange
ments to carry this project out were
initiated it was found that sufficiently
long notice to intending exhibitors
had not been given, and that the
show was in consequence not likely
to be successful one.
The Treasurer and Secretary were
instructed to ask the Government to
place on the estimates grant in aid
of the society. They presented a
memorial to the late Minister of the
Interior, Major Gulick, who eN-
pressed himself strongly in favor of
it. a change of Administrator inn
mediately following, the matter was
brought before the new Minister,
Hon. Mr.. Gibson, who entertained
the proposals very cordially and on
whose motion the Assembly granted
a subsidy of $1,000 in aid of the
society. With this assistance the
successors of the present Board of
Management will be in position to
carry out the objects of the society
in modest way, but it must depend
very greatly upon the support
awarded to them by the public in
the way of subscriptions whether
they can offer prizes to exhibitors in
the same liberal manner as in the
past.
Under the circumstances, it has
not been deemed proper to collect
the subscriptions of members for
the past year. The debt due to the
Treasurer for cost of removing the
hall has been partially betrayed by
voluntary subscriptions of members
and non-memhers, who take an in
terest in horticulture.
The Secretary advocated the hold
ing of a horticultural show at an
early date. Mr.. +. l.. Clarke
thought if the ladies' interest could
be enlisted, the show might be a
success, and for his own part, he
would contribute creditable exhibits
of Hawaiian ferns. Mr.. Charles
Lucas thought horse show ought
to be combined with the horticul-
tural and floral exhibit, as this de-
partment had attracted special at
tenton on former occasions. Judge
McCully said it would be difficult to
find a suitable location with suffi-
Gent room near the city for such a
show. On motion of Mr.. Giffard,
it was resolved "That the Board of
Management be instructed to cause
a horticulture show to be held dur
ing the month of May, at the So
ciety's hall on King street.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The following officers were re-
elected, His Majesty the King being
permanent President; Hon. A. S.
Cleghorn, Vice-President Hon. S.
nj. Damon, Treasurer; Mr.. j. S
Webb, Secretary. The Board o
Directors were also reelected, a.
follows: Hon. l.. McCully, Mr.. r
f. Bickerton, DR.. r. McKibbin
Mr.. Charles Lucas, Mr.. w. M
Giffard, and Mr.. b. +. Dillingham;
A discussion followed on the adj
visibility of holding stock show
in which Hon. l.. McCully, Capt
Ross, Mr.. Rice, Mr.. Jaeger and thu
Secretary took part, resulting in thu
passing of motion recommending
that Il live stock show should be helt
in May.
The chairman minated that th,
Board of Management do not inten,