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New Members — The Secretary read a letter from the Colonial 

 Secretary intimating that His Excellency the Governor on the no- 

 mination of the Board had appointed Mr. Geo. D. Murray to be a 

 member of the Board in the room of the Hon. J. V. Calder, who has 

 resigned. The Secretary also read letters from Mr. M. H. M. Farqu- 

 harson, declining nomination as a successor to Mr. Shore and from 

 the Secretary of Westmoreland Sugar Planters Association, declin- 

 ing to nominate anybody in their interests. The Secretary stated 

 that he had not heard from the Northside Sugar Planters Associa- 

 tion on the matter. It was decided that the Secretary should ask 

 the Hon. C. B. Vickers, Bluefields, if he would allow his name to 

 be nominated as a member of the Board, and, failing him, Mr. P. 

 H. Greg, Mesopotamia. 



Agricultural Science Teaching — 'The Secretary read a letter from 

 the Secretary of the Schools Commission in reply to his letter 

 transmitting a report of the Committee of the Board on agricultu- 

 ral science teaching in Secondary Schools and a report by the 

 Island Chemist having reference to the results of an examination 

 of students for Agricultural Scholarships, the letter was directed to 

 be circulated. The Secretary was instructed to call the attention 

 of the Colonial Secretary to paragraph (2) dealing with the £60 

 scholarship and the three £10 scholarships, recommending them 

 to be combined and made available for aiding scientific agricul- 

 tural education, and stating that the proposal had been approved 

 by the Superintending Inspector of Schools and the Island Che- 

 mist. 



Blood at Slaughter House — -The Secretary submitted a statement 

 by the Island Chemist on Mr. Cork's proposals to utilise the blood 

 at the Slaughter House as a fertiliser, showing a probable margin 

 of £11 per annum : also correspondence from Mr. Cork on the sub- 

 ject. The Chemist stated that dried blood as a source of nitrogen 

 was not so good value as sulphate of ammonia ; and it was ac- 

 cordingly resolved to let the matter drop. 



Cocoa Trees in St. Mary — A Report to the Director of Public 

 Gardens by Mr. Cradwick on the Cocoa Trees in St. Mary was sub- 

 mitted and directed to be circulated. 



Tobacco — A letter from the Colonial Secretary's office was sub- 

 mitted transmitting a letter from Mr. F. V. Chalmers reporting 

 that he was unable to purchase 300 lbs. of unmanufactured leaf 

 tobacco here at anything like /d. per lb. and suggesting that this 

 high price restricted production and should receive immediate at- 

 tention. The chairman stated that Mr. Chalmers told him that he 

 would be prepared to spend a very large sum next year in buy- 

 ing tobacco at /d. per lb. if it could be got, but that people had 

 told him that it did not pay to sell it at that price. 



Co7itagious Diseases Animals Act. — The Secretary submitted a letter 

 from the Colonial Secretary's Office enclosing copy of a Bill en- 

 titled A Law for the Prevention of Contagious Diseases among 

 Animals, which was directed to be circulated. 



