THE AGlllCULTUKAL NEWS. 



January 11, 1908. 



Doniiiiioi! of Canada and these Colonies will bear fruit, 

 good and abundant. It is a good omen that the Dominion 

 •GovernmeiU has bliown its sympatiiy with the objects in 

 view ]>y airanging for the jjresence of distingiiisiiod 

 Canadians to attend the Conference and assist in its 

 •deliberations. The Conference is necessarily a i)rc- 

 liminary one, but if the circumstances justify it, it 

 is probable that negotiations of a more formal character 

 may be entered upon at a later date. 



It is anticipated that arrangements will be made 

 by the B;irbados Reception Committee for excursions to 

 the country districts in order to visit some of the most 

 prominent sugar and cotton estates, and a visit also 

 is proposed to the Central Cqtton Factory in Bridge- 

 town. Lady Carter has kindly arranged to receive the 

 members of the Conference at Government House on 

 Wednesday, January 15, at 4.30 p.m. A reception will 

 also be given at Chelston by Lady Morris on Friday 

 January 17, at 4.30 p.m. 



The Conference Dinner will probably take place 

 at the Marine Hotel on Saturday evening, Jr.nnary IS, 

 at 7.30. 



It is anticipated that the business of both Confer- 

 ences will terminate on Monday, January 20, and the 

 representatives will leave for their several destitiations 

 by the Koyal Mail Steamers on the following day, 

 January 21. 



WEST INDIAN AGRICULTURAL 

 CONFERENCE, 1908. 



The I'ollowing is ihe list nf the Kepresentativcs 

 appointed to attend the Agricultural Confeience at 

 Barbados, January 14 to January 21, IflOS; — 

 President. 

 The Hon. 8ir Daniel .Morris, K.C.M.O., .M..\., D.C.L., 

 D.Sc, F.L.S., Imperial Coniniissioner of A^'riculture for the 

 West Indies. 



Representatives. 



.lAMAlc A. 



The Keiireseutativc of the Hoard of vVgrieuIture : — 



Tlie Director of Public (iarden.s and I'lantation.s (The 

 Hon. \V. Fawcett, llSc , F.L.S.). 



'J'lie Kciire.sentative of the Janiaici Agricultural 

 (Society :—-i, I!. Williams, Esq., .\[.A. 

 HK1TISH <:itANA. 



The Oovcnimiiit Analyst and Director of Science and 

 Agriciilt\ne(Profcs.sor.r. H. Harrison, c.M.ii., m.a.,f.i.c.,f.(;.s.). 



The Representative of the Hoard of Agriculture : — 

 The Hon. P.. Howell Jones. 



Tlie Trincipal, (.^lueen's College (T. A. Pule, K,si|., ILA.). 



TKINIDAO AND TOBAGO. 



The Government Analyst and Professor of Chemistry 

 (Profe.ssor P. Carmody, P.I.C., VMS.). 



The Superintendent of the l!o\iil Tetanic Cardens 

 <J. II. Hart, Kscp, F.L.S.). 



The In-ipeetor of Schools (J. 11. Collcns, Esi^., Y.l>.}. 



WINDWARD ISLANDS. 



The liepresentatives of the Grenada Agriculttn-al ik 

 C'ommercial Society : W. Grahame Lang, E*t\., and F. Kamsey 

 Harford, Escj. 



The Agricultural Suiierintendcnt, (iiuiuicfi (K. 1). 

 .-Vn.stead, Esq., B.A.). 



The Itepresentative of the St. Vincent Agricultnral 

 ik C'onimereial Society (The Hon. J. G. W. Hazell). 



The Agricultural Sui^erintendent, St. Mncent (W. X. 

 Sands. Esq.). 



The Uepre.sentativc of the St. Lucia Agricultural 

 Society : The Hon. E. G. Bennett. 



The Inspector of Schools (C. F. Condell, E.sq.). 



The .-Agricultural Superintendent, St. Lucia (J, 0. 

 Moore, Esq.). 



LEEWARD ISLANDS. 



The Government Analytical and Agricultural Chemist 

 A- Su]ieriutendent of Agriculture (The Hon. Francis Watt.<, 

 C.M.G., D.Sc, F.l.C, F.C.S.). 



The Representative of the Antigua .\gricultuial A Com- 

 mercial Society : A. P. CowTey Esq. 



Agricultural and Science ^Master, Antigua (A. H. Kirby, - 

 Es.i., B. A.). 



The Curator, Botanic Station, Dominica (.loseph Jones 



Esq.). 



The Representatives of the Dominica Agricultural Society 

 {A. R. C. Lockhart, Esq.). 



The Rci)resentatives of the Dominica Planter.s' .Issocia- 

 tion ; — Ed. A. Agar, Esq., L. Lambert Bell, Es(|. 



The Agricultural Representative of the Presidency of 

 Miputserrat : The P.ev. C. W. Johnson. 



The Curator, Botanic Station, Montserrat (William 

 Roli.son, Esq.). 



The Agricultural Suiicrintendent, St. Kitt's(F. I! Shep- 

 herd, Esq.). 



The Re])resentative of the St. Kilt's Agricultural it 

 Comuiercial Society : The Hon. A. D. C. .\danison. 



BARBADOS. 



The President of the Education P.nard : His Lordship 

 the Bishop of Barbados (The Right Bevd. W. P. Swaby, D.D.). 



The Head-master of Harri.son College (The Revd. H. A. 

 Dalton, D.D.). 



The Island Profcs.sor of t^hemistry in Chemical Charge 

 of Sugar-cane E.\poriments (Professor .1. P. d'Albuipierque, 

 M.A., F I.e., F.C.S.). 



The Agricultural Superintendent of Sujar-cane E.xperi- 

 ments (J. R. Bovell, Esq., F.L.S., F.C.S.). 



The Insi)ector of Schools (The Revd. Canon Reece). 



The Bepresentatives of the Barbados Agricultural So- 

 cietv : The lldi. I'. J. Clarke, C.M.G., .M. A, (President), the 

 Hon. Forst.i- .M. .\lleyne, M.A.. M.L.C.. and the Hon. G. 

 Laurie Pile, M.L.C.. (Vice-Presidents). G.Elliott Sealy, Esq., 

 .M.C.P., T. W. B. O'Xeal, Esq., B..\., .M.C.P. 



OFKIiKItS or 'IIIK IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AOl;irr LTIRE 

 [■■on THE W'EST INDIES. 



The Inqierial Connuissioner of .-\griculture for the West 

 Indies (The Hon. Sir Daniel .Morris, KCMC. M..\.. 

 D.C.L., D.Sc., F.L.S.). 



Scientific Assistant (Walter Bitfen, ICsip, li.Sc). 



I'hitomologist (Henry .V. Ballou, E.sip, .M Sc). 



Mycologist and .Vgricultural Lecturer (F. .\. Stockdale, 

 Esq., B.A., F.L.S.). 



Travelling Inspector in connexion with cotton investiga- 

 tions (Thomas Thorton, Esip, .V.R.C.S.). 



Honorary Secretaries to the Conference: F. A. Stock- 

 dale, Esq., B.A., F.L.S., and Alley ne (irahain Howell, Esq^. 



