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amounting to £830 5s. 6d., leaving a balance of £9,570 /s- 6d. 

 A receipt was asked for from the Board as a final discharge to 

 the amount shown as payment, and the Chairman was asked to 

 give the necessary receipt, after the statement had been checked 

 by the Chemist. 



S/ioivs — A letter from Mr. Cradwick to the Director of Public 

 Gardens was submitted, stating that as the Montpelier Show had 

 been put forward to the 23rd March, instead of the 24th May, he 

 asked to be allowed to postpone his visit to Portland until April, 

 instead of March, so that he might act as secretary to the Show. 



This was agreed to. 



Water Buffalo — The Secretary submitted a letter from Mr. S. 

 Henderson, Woodford Lodge, Trinidad, giving the details asked 

 for regarding water buffalo cattle, saying that he would have 

 much pleasure in taking the representatives from Jamaica at the 

 Agricultural Conference in Trinidad to see his cattle. 



The Secretary was instructed to publish the information con- 

 tained in this letter and what might be received from Mr. Fawcett 

 and Mr. Williams. 



Ramie — A letter was submitted from the Hon. H. Cork, addres- 

 sed to the chairman, stating that he was informed that there was 

 now a market for ramie fibre in Holland, which merely required 

 that the material be sent in a dried state, and asking that infor- 

 mation be obtained on the subject. 



Blood from Slaughter House — The letter also asked that the mat- 

 ter of utilizing the blood at the Slaughter House and the city 

 refuse as manure be considered. 



The Chemist stated that the city refuse was only worth 12/6 per 

 ton as a manure. 



Chemist's Reports — The Chemist submitted his reports as follows : 



1. Sugar Industry Funds — Financial details of the locked still 

 experiment, showing an increase on the £300 estimated of £49 

 l6s. lid., and asking that the Board pass revised estimates of 

 £355 to allow of a margin for contingencies. 



This was agreed to, Mr. deMercado dissenting asking that 

 his protest against the whole scheme be again noted, seeing that 

 the Board had not authorized the scheme before it was com- 

 menced, and that it was subsequently approved only by a majority 

 consisting of official members. 



2. Financial details of new building at Laboratory, showing 

 that the Public Works Department had expended £959 13s, a 

 saving of £40 upon the £l,000 authorized. Statement of account 

 with reference to the fittings and equipment of the Laboratory, 

 showing an estimated liability of £808 I2s. lOd. on the authorised 

 expenditure of £l,000 leaving an estimated balance of £191 7s. 2d., 

 and asking for authority to spend £154 as per further details sub- 

 mitted, which would leave a balance of £37. The Board agreed to 



