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The Secretary submitted a letter from Mr. Cradwick giving 

 particulars of an experiment in draining land and the cultural 

 results. 



The Secretary submitted a letter from Mr. R, G. Musgrove, 

 Mississippi, U.S.A., who said that he was Chairman of the group 

 of Jurors who made the cotton award at the St. Louis Exhibition 

 and he desired to have a sample of the Sea Island Cotton grown 

 in Jamaica to report upon its merits, together with minutes from 

 the Director of Public Gardens and the Chairman thereon. 



The Secretary was instructed to arrange to send samples which 

 he stated could be done at a trifling expense. 



The Chemist submitted the following reports : — 



Research in Tropical Medicines by Capt. Wanhill, R.A.M.C. 

 Training of Distillers at Hope. 

 Distribution of cane tops. 

 The last three were directed to be circulated. 

 The Director of Public Gardens submitted a report on Hope 

 Experiment Station which was directed to be circulated. 



The following papers which had been circulated were submitted 

 for final consideration : 



1. Papers re Mr. Nolan and Jamaica Rum in the United King- 



dom. 



2. Proposed Amendment to Jamaica Rum Protection Law, 



1904. 



The Board decided to recommend that the proposed 

 referendum on the subject should be taken and that Dr. 

 Cousins should prepare a statement on the matter and 

 the Chairman said he would draft a circular to be issued. 

 The Secretary was instructed to send a copy of the minute 

 on the proposed amendment to the Government and say 

 that the Board recommend that it should be carried 

 through, but that first the two Sugar Planters' Associations 

 and other planters interested in the Rum Industry should 

 be consulted on the matter. 



3. Colonial Secretary's letter re Jamaica Scholarship and 



Agriculture and Dr. Cousins' report relating to same. 



4. Draft Estimates Agricultural Services which were passed. 



5. Reports Director of Public Gardens and reports Chemist. 

 The Director of Public Gardens submitted a list of persons who 



had promised to lecture at the Teachers' Course which was 

 approved of. 



[Issued 9th December, 1905.] 

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



