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School Gardens — The Secretary submitted a letter from the Colo- 

 nial Secretary's Office re School Gardens enclosing an apprecia- 

 tion from the Rev. A. Swift, Priestman's River, on Mr. Murray's 

 visit to the district in connection with School Gardens. 



The Superintending Inspector of Schools submitted a report by 

 Mr. Murray on his visit to School Gardens in Clarendon and Man- 

 chester. This was also directed to be circulated. 



Laboratory — A report from the Island Chemist was submitted inti- 

 mating that owing to the resignation of Messrs. Thompson and 

 Richards who had received promotion in other Departments, he 

 proposed to make good the loss by starting to train some more 

 beginners and that he had advertised for four apprentices to be 

 paid out of the lapsed pay of the two officers that had left. 



This was agreed to. 



The following reports from the Director of Public Gardens were 

 submitted : — 



1. Report Experiment Station. 



2. Instructors Reports and Itineraries. 



3. Letter from Mr. Cradwick. 



With reference to cocoa trees suddenly dying out, and submit- 

 ting specimen of the roots which showed that the trunk had 

 been buried fully six inches below the surface of the soil, Mr. 

 Cradwick reported that through this and lack of drainage the tree 

 had died, though there were also evidences of a fungoid growth 

 on the bark. There was no sign of "Fiddler Bugs" having 

 touched this tree at all in spite of its sickness. 



This letter was directed to be circulated for remarks. 



[Issued December, 1907.] 



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