ANNUAL MEETING. 7 



On motion, a committee on pay roll was appointed b}' the chair, 



as follows ; 



Francis Barnes, ) 



Walter Balentine, >- Committee on Pay Roll. 



A. O. Pike. ) 



On motion, it was voted that an advisor}' committee be appointed 



by the chair. 



M. C. Fernald, ) ^ , . ri u* 

 ■D A -D r Advisory Committee. 



B. A. Burr. J ^ 



The Secretary made a verbal report of the work of the Board for 

 the year at some length. 



The member from Sagadahoc, Mr. Holbrook, presented the fol- 

 lowing : 



Whereas, An order of inquir}' has been introduced into the 

 Legislature, looking to a possible change in the method of selection 

 of the Secretar}' of the Board of Agriculture, therefore, 



Resolved., That as an expression of the judgment of this Board, 

 the choice of its principal executive officer should remain where it 

 now is, under the control of the membership of the Board. 



The member from Lincoln moved to give the resolution a pas- 

 sage, and after remarks in favor by the member from Oxford the 

 vote was unanimous to give the same a passage. 



On motion, a committee of three was raised to present the resolu- 

 tion to the Committee on Agriculture of the Legislature at 2 o'clock 

 this da}', and the chair appointed as that committee, 



W. W. Harris, 

 E. J. Gilkey, 

 B. A. Burr. 



Adjourned to 2 o'clock. 



