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Cotton. — An application for the loan of a Cotton Baling Ma- 

 chine by Hon. Dr. Pringle was submitted. It was resolved to loan 

 the machine if Dr. Pringle would pay for its removal and return. 

 A letter from Mr. Fursdon was submitted saying that as there was 

 no prospect of any more cotton being sent, he would be glad if 

 the Board would arrange to take charge of the Gin. 



A report from the Director of Public Gardens was submitted 

 showing a sale of cotton from a quarter acre grown at Hope 

 amounting to I /libs, of seed cotton at 3d. amounting to £2 2s. 9d. 

 stating that he had purchased lint to send to the Exhibition and 

 lOOlbs. of the seed, making a reduction of 17, 8d. and leaving a net 

 credit of £l 5s. id. 



A letter was submitted from Colonial Secretary's Office, trans- 

 mitting letter from Sir Daniel Morris, and extract of letter from 

 Mr. E. Lomas Oliver, asking all growers to ship cotton to the 

 British Cotton Growing Association in order that the price may be 

 kept up to a minimum of is. per lb. 



Orange Trade. — The Secretary submitted a letter forwarded by 

 the Governor from Mr. Joseph Darling re Orange Trade. This 

 was directed to be circulated. 



Leave of Absence. — The Secretary submitted a letter to the Chair- 

 man asking for leave of absence from the 3rd April to about the 

 middle of July to allow him to act as one of the representatives of 

 Jamaica at the Crystal Palace Exhibition. The Archbishop moved, 

 seconded by Mr. deMercado, that His Excellency the Governor be 

 recommended to grant the leave of absence desired. 



Reporls — Reports by the Director of Public Gardens were sub- 

 mitted as follows : — 



(a) Report Experiment Station. 



(b) Report from Travelling Instructors. 



The following reports from the Chemist were submitted : — 



(a) Result of Diploma Examination. 



(b) Residential Qualifications for Diploma. 



(c) Labour at Experiment Station. 



(d) Cost of Distribution of Canes. 



(e) Locked Still at Denbigh. 



The additional sum asked for in (e) was allowed, amounting to 

 £20 to make some additions to the installation of the locked still 

 at Denbigh, which would, in the opinion of the Chemist, make 

 the check so thorough as to satisfy all the requirements both of 

 the estate and of the revenue in the production of rum. 



[Issued 1 9th May, 1905.] 

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



