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Stshool Gardens — The Secretary read letter from the Superin- 

 tending Inspector of Schools referred from the Governor on the 

 subject of School Gardens in St. Elizabeth, on which no action 

 was taken. 



Wsst India Training School— -The Secretary read letter from the 

 West India Training School of Riversdale to Mr. Cradwick ask- 

 ing authority for a visit from him to advise as regards the new 

 place they had established themselves on. He was authorised to 

 call there if he could find the time. 



Bath Agricultural Society — The Secretary read letter from the 

 Bath Agricultural Society to him as Secretary of the Agricultural 

 Society which he referred to the Board of Agriculture as it 

 dealt with Mr. Briscoe's services. It asked that Mr. Briscoe should 

 spend a fortnight on each occasion of his visit to the parish 

 instead of three days, as his services were very much appreciated 

 and were in demand. The Secretary said he had referred this to 

 Mr. Briscoe who minuted that more time devoted to agricultural 

 instruction in the parish was really needed than the few clays he 

 was able to give, but his present travelling allowance would not 

 enable him to devoie longer periods, if he still attended to other 

 parts of St. Thomas and St. Andrew. 



The Secretary was asked to see if Mr. Briscoe could arrange to 

 give more time to the Bath district even if he had to reduce some 

 of his services in other parts to enable this to be done. 



The Chemist submitted his reports as follows : — 



(i) Proposals for renewing the Laboratory Agricultural 

 Course in January, 1 908. 



The Secretary was asked to send this on to the Governor and 

 ask for authority to give the proposals effect. 



(2) Soil surveys with Mr. Cradwick in St. Mary and Portland. 



(3) Preparation of crop map of Jamaica. 



(4) Legal standard for milk. 



(5) Initiation of Rat Virus Service. 



(6) Cocoa in St. Thomas. 



No. 6 was read in connection with letter from the Bath Agri- 

 cultural Society and the Board agreed that special efforts should 

 be made to improve the cultivation of cocoa in St. Thomas. 



Nos. 2, 3 and 4 were directed to be circulated. 



The Secretary submitted reports from the Director of Public 

 Gardens as follows : — 



(1) Experiment Station. 



(2) Instructors' Reports and Itineraries. 



(3) Letter from Mr. Cradwick asking for authority to get a 

 set of rubber tapping knives. This was authorised. 



