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four Hand Gins, but he pointed out that all had been presented to 

 the Government as gifts, and were not loaned, as shown by letters 

 from the Secretary of the British Cotton-growing Association to 

 the Colonial Secretary in April 1 903 and July 1904. 



The Secretary submitted letter from T. V. Hayes, Edna, Texas, 

 asking if two or three Brahmin Bulls could be sent him. 



The Secretary stated that the Leyland Line did not care to take 

 freight to New Orleans in case the cattle should be refused admit- 

 tance at that place and he had written Mr. Hayes to make enquiry 

 first whether they could be landed at New Orleans. 



Chemist's Reports — The Secretary submitted the Chemist's Re- 

 ports as follows : — 



1. Examiner's Report on Diploma Examination 1906. This 



was read and considered satisfactory, all the candidates 

 being successful. It was agreed to print the report in 

 the " Bulletin" and that the class list be inserted in the 

 Gazette as formerly. 



2. Necessity of suspending Agricultural Course until January 



1908, reporting that this was necessary owing to earth- 

 quake damage at Hope. Also that three Scholarships 

 should be provided for next year and that Mr. Wortley 

 should occupy his time normally devoted to this course, 

 to general assistance in this Department. 



This was agreed to. 



Reports from Director Public Gardens — The following Reports from 

 the Director of Public Gardens were submitted : — 



1. Instructors. 



2. Hope Experiment Station. 



3. Letter from Mr. Cradwick re his removal, asking if he 



could be allowed to make his home meantime in Mande- 

 ville and that he be allowed to go there once a fortnight 

 as it was difficult to find a home in St. Mary or Portland, 

 the extra expense incurred in travelling to Mandeville to 

 be borne by himself, his travelling expenses to be calcu- 

 lated from Richmond or Spanish Town. 

 It was agreed that the expenses should be taken from Richmond 

 as the centre and that the permission asked for be granted. 



The usual monthly Meeting of the Board of Agriculture was 

 held on 15th May ; present : — Hon. H. Clarence Bourne, Chairman ; 

 the Director of Public Gardens, the island Chemist, the Superin- 

 tending Inspector of Schools ; Messrs. C. E. deMercado, G. D. 

 Murray, Conrad Watson and the Secretary. 



As matters arising out of the Minutes, the Secretary read the 

 following : — 



Cotton Gin— 1. Letter from Mr. T. H. Sharp with regard to 

 the Steam Cotton Gin loaned to him, in which he stated 

 that he had the Gin and Baler in his Ginnery to order of 

 the Board, that he was sending away 50 bales of fine 

 Cotton in April, and that no worms had troubled the 

 cotton this season. 



