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Secretary's Office asking the consideration of the Board on the 

 question of amending Section 25 of Law 31 of 1903 so as not to 

 permit the issuing of more than one Trade Mark to the same per- 

 son for the same article of agricultural produce exported. 



After discussion the Secretary was instructed to write the 

 members of the Committee which had before considered the 

 necessity for an Inspection of Fruit Law, and get their views. 



Cotton — Mr. Fursdon's report on the work done by the Cotton 

 Gin and the report of the Secretary on the Cotton Industry to- 

 gether with the opinions of the Cotton Expert on samples, were 

 submitted and directed to be circulated. 



Mr. Fursdon asked whether the opinion of the experts, after 

 visiting the cotton cultivations here, had not in any way changed, 

 with regard to the quality of first "ratoon" cotton. 



Mr. Fawcett stated that they had considerably modified their 

 views since they had visited places where cotton was being grown, 

 but that they did not think the question could be definitely 

 settled until they had tested samples of so-called first ratoon 

 cotton. 



Mr. Fawcett was asked to state in writing the precise purport 

 of Mr. Oliver's later statement to him on the subject of so-called 

 ratoon cotton, with a view to its publication. 



A letter from Colonial Secretary's Office with report of the In- 

 ternational Congress of Cotton Spinners at Zurich was submitted 

 and directed to be circulated. 



Locked Still — A report from the Chemist re installation of the 

 Locked Still at Denbigh Estate was submitted and directed to be 

 held over until next meeting. 



Reports, Director Public Gardens :— 



The following reports of the Director Public Gardens were sub- 

 mitted and directed to be circulated : — 



1. Letter re resignation of Mr. R. L. Young, Local Instructor. 



2. Mr. Cradwick re Shows and work done. 



3. Experiment Station. 



4. Mr. W. J. Thompson re work done. 



5. Letter from Experiment Station, Porto Rico re Pine-apples 



and Cassava. 



[Issued 11th February, 1905.] 

 Printed at the Govt. Printing Office, Kingston, Jam. 



