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the proposed Joint Committee dealing with the actual 

 direction of the work of the Instructors, on the under- 

 standing that the Government's control over its own 

 officers remained unimpaired and its right to utilize their 

 services for special work was recognised. 

 It was agreed to wait until the Agricultural Society had con- 

 sidered the letter. 



Varieties of Cane — 2. Letter from Mr. Cousins asking that authority- 

 might be given for the vote of £20 for the purchase of cane tops 

 on the estimates of the Hope Experiment Station for the current 

 year to be utilised for the preparation of two acres of land for 

 extending the area of canes, for testing varieties and distributing 

 to estates, and stating that it would be more useful to expend this 

 money on increasing the supply of cane tops at Hope rather than 

 in purchasing tops from abroad ; the land was available, and the 

 Director of Public Gardens was willing to allow the extension. 

 This was approved of. 



The following papers which had been circulated were now 

 submitted for final consideration : — 



1. Report on Enquiry into the Commercial Aspects of Jamaica 



Rum in the United Kingdom and Germany. 



2. Proposed Experiments in forcing early oranges. 



3. Report on Distillers' course. 



Early Oranges — As regards the experiment in forcing early 

 oranges, the Chemist was asked at whose expense this would be 

 carried through — if at the expense of Colonel Kitchener. 



The Chemist stated that there were some departmental allow- 

 ances for appliances which could be used for the experiment. 



This was approved of. 



[Issued 20th Feb., 1907.] 

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



