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and he was directed to re-submit the letter with the memorandum 

 to the Governor. 



School Gardens — The Secretary submitted a Memo, concerning 

 some matters that had come to his notice in connexion with 

 School Gardens in Manchester and St. Elizabeth, and he was 

 directed to circulate this for the comments of the members. 



Vanilla — The Secretary said that as regard the arrangement 

 for giving instruction in curing Vanilla pods in Hanover, West- 

 moreland and St. Elizabeth, he had been unable to find that 

 Vanilla was growing in Hanover and Westmoreland as stated by 

 Mr. Ventresse, so that practically the instruction would be confined 

 to northern St. Elizabeth. He said that Mr. Palache and himself 

 had found people there much interested in Vanilla and were ex- 

 tending their planting cautiously. He hoped to submit an itinerary 

 from the Rev. Mr. Maxwell at the next meeting. 



Resignation of Mr. Fursdon — The Secretary submitted a latter 

 from Mr. Fursdon stating that as he would not have any time to 

 attend the Board Meetings, he would ask the Chairman to accept 

 his resignation. As Mr. Fursdon was the representative nominated 

 by the Agricultural Society, the Secretary was asked to inform 

 the Agricultural Society of Mr. Fursdon's resignation and ask 

 them to nominate to His Excellency the Governor, another repre- 

 sentative. 



Chemist's Reports — The following reports from the Chemist were 

 submitted : — 



1. Distillers' Course for 1907. 



2. Experiments in getting rubber from the Milk Withe in 



Upper Clarendon, asking to be authorised to transfer £10 

 from his travelling allowance for the purpose or carrying 

 through the experiments. 

 No. 1 was directed to be circulated. 



No. 2 was directed to be forwarded to the Government with a 

 recommendation that the amount be authorised. 



Reports from Director Public Gardens — The following reports from 

 the Director of Public Gardens were submitted : — 



1. Mr. Cradwick's report for August: Mr. Briscoe's Itinerary 



for October. 



2. Hope Experiment Station. 



3. Application from Mr. Briscoe asking for certain tools to 



carry through his work as Instructor. This was passed. 



4. Letter from Mr. Cradwick re request for his service to 



advise on cocoa in St. Catherine. 

 The Secretary was directed to advise him that he had already 

 been authorised to visit St. Catherine in cocoa interests in October 

 and he could include this special visit. 



[Issued 16th October, 1907.] 

 Printed at the Govt. Printing Office, Kingston. Jam 



