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Colonial Secretary's Office acknowledging receipt of the Board's 

 views re representatives at the Conference. 



The following letters from the Colonial Secretary's Office were 

 read : — 



Indian Cattle — (a) Enclosing copy of letter addressed to the 

 Agricultural Society intimating that as permission had 

 been given to import cattle direct from India for "Go- 

 vernment Purposes," importations for private parties 

 could be treated as for Government purposes by import- 

 ing through the agency of the Government, first giving 

 notice to the Colonial Secretary. 

 Importation of Seeds and Plants — (b) Intimating that the pro- 

 hibition against importing seeds, plants, or soil from 

 Natal, South India, Ceylon, Mauritius, Java, and Fiji had 

 been withdrawn, but that all such importations must be 

 fumigated on arrival here. 



Camera — An application by the Chemist for permission to pur- 

 chase a second hand Camera for use in photographing experiment 

 plots was authorised. 



Chemist's Report — The following report from the Chemist was 

 submitted : — 



Result of Agricultural Scholarship Examination recommending 

 G. L. Gibbs and E. F. Bailey for Scholarships and asking that 

 E. J. Gregory who had passed the entrance examination be re- 

 mitted the usual fees. The Chemist's recommendations were 

 agreed to. 



Reports from Director Public Gardens — The following reports 

 from the Director of Public Gardens were submitted : — 



(a) Hope Experiment Station. 



(b) Instructors' Reports and Itineraries. 



Port Royal Mountains Agricultural Society — The Secretary read 

 a letter from the Secretary of the Port Royal Mountains Branch, 

 sending a resolution alleging neglect of that district by the 

 Instructor and in the last Prize Holdings Competition. The 

 Secretary explained that the Prize Holdings Competition for 1908 

 included St. Andrew as one of the parishes and he would try to 

 arrange that the Instructor give Port Royal Mountains district 

 close attention. 



The Board would also remember that they had instructed Mr. 

 Briscoe to give special attention to Cotton growing in lower St. 

 Andrew and to Cocoa interests in St. Thomas-in-the-East even if 

 he had to give less attention to other districts. 



The following papers which had been circulated but had not 

 been submitted to the Board were now submitted. 



School Gardens — (a) Letter from Superintending Iuspector of 

 Schools re School Gardens referred from Colonial Secretary's 

 Office. 



After discussion it was resolved to recommend to the Govern- 

 ment that School Gardens be made compulsory as an essential 



