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The following letters from the Colonial Secretary's Office were 

 submitted : — 



(a) Informing the Board that the Governor approved of the 



expenditure of £200 from the sugar industry fund for 

 Experimental Distillery Installation, together with the 

 sanction of the Privy Council for same. 



(b) That the Governor approved of the expenditure of £25 



from the vote of the Island Chemist to aid in the 

 endeavour to be made to exterminate insect pests on 

 cotton and cassava, on the undertanding that a similar 

 sum would be saved from the travelling allowances of 

 Chemist and his staff. 



(c) That the Governor was desirous of conferring the Agri- 



cultural Scholarship on the best agricultural student in 

 any year in which the Rhodes Scholarship, as by the 

 rules, is to be awarded to a candidate educated entirely 

 in Jamaica, provided a satisfactory syllabus could be 

 arranged. 



This letter was instructed to be sent to the Chemist 

 for him to report on, and the Secretary was directed to 

 circulate this report before the next meeting of the Board. 



(d) Enclosing copy of letters from Mexico re Virus for rats. 



On the suggestion of the Chemist, the Secretary was 

 instructed to reply to the Colonial Secretary that the 

 Chemist would be glad to receive a supply of the Virus 

 offered. 



(e) That the Governor sanctioned the expenditure for the 



removal of the hand cotton gins being paid from the vote 

 for petty expenses of the Board, provided the cost of 

 removal does not exceed £4, 



The Secretary reported that the cotton gins from Dr. 

 Pringle had been sent on carriage paid, but the Board 

 would have to pay the carriage of the gin from Mr. Levy 

 at Brown's Town, which the latter had never been able 

 to use. There were no applications for the use of these 

 hand gins or the steam gins so far. 



Mr. Sharp offered to take the steam gin and baling 

 press to Eltham and make a thorough inspection of it, 

 put it in order if possible, and if the machinery was all 

 right, he would probably make an offer for it, and he 

 might also find a purchaser for a hand gin. 



It was resolved to accept Mr. Sharp's offer and the 

 Secretary was instructed to have the hand gins overhauled 

 and put in order at the Railway Work shops. 



(f) Transmitting a copy of a statement prepared by the Board 



of Trade shewing the import duties levied on Fresh 

 Tropical Fruits in Russia, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, 

 Germany, Holland, Belgium and France, a list of which 

 has been published in the "Gazette." 



