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there would be no loss financially in delay, while the interest would go 

 towards the salary of t'le Fermentation Chemist. 



It was intimated that Sir D Morris might visit the Island, and the 

 Board decided to extend a most cordial invitation to him 



It was decided to send the following Resolution to the Groverment. 

 "The Board desires to bring to the notice of the Governmant the great 

 straits in which all classes of cultivators throughout the island are 

 placed through the hurricane. Very many planters have no money to 

 continue their cultivations and remscitate the plants injured. The 

 Board therefore recommends that assistance b^ given to the larger 

 planters by advances to them, as this is the only means of safely reach- 

 ing the working classes. It also suggests assisting the small settlers 

 by helping to rebuild their homes and providing them with seeds free 

 at once." 



The Acting Chairman reported that a Cotton Gin had been sent out 

 and that arrangements were being made to establish it at Spanish Town. 



Mr. Sharp moved that a grant be made for investigating theCissava 

 Industry. Mr Cousins said he would first like to satisfy his mini on 

 the whole subject from experiments made in the Laboratory. This 

 was agreed to. 



The usual monthly meeting of the Board of Agriculture was held at 

 Headquarter House on Tuesday, 15th September at 11.30 o'clock, pre- 

 sent, Hon. Sydney Olivier, presiding, Hons. VV. Fawcett and T. H. 

 Sharp, Messrs H. H. Cousins, C. A. T. Fursdon, C. E. deMercado, and 

 John Barclay, the Secretary. 



The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 



The Caairman said that the occurrence of the hurricine should not 

 be allowed to interfere with the establishment of the proposed Sugar 

 Experiment Station. They had a good nest egg to begin with in the 

 £10,000 Imperial Grrant, and they could issue debentures for any ad- 

 ditional amount they might require. 



It was intimated that Mr. T. F. Teversham who had been appointed 

 Science Lecturer had left. England on the- 12th inst., to take up his 

 duties. It was decided that Mr. Teversham be placed at first under the 

 control of Mr. Cousins. 



The Chemist submitted an interim report on his exueriment with 

 Cassava, and it was resolved to send a sufficient quantityof the dried 

 pulp to England to be tested as a source of glucose, and valued. 



A resolution from the Hurricane Relief Committee was submitted 

 asking that the various Agricultural Instructors be utilized asm ich as 

 possible in the districts which liad suffered most from the hurricane. 



It was decided that Mr. Cradwick be transferred from the western 

 parishes to Portland for six or eight weeks and that the Agricultural 

 Society be asked if they would aj^ree to trail sfer Mr. Palache for the 

 same period from Manchester to St. Mary. 



A memorandum from Mr, Robert Johnstone was submitted, point- 

 ing out that in the Port Royal Mountains district the China or Dwarf 

 banana had not suffered from the hurricane at :ill, while all the 

 Jamaican bananas had been blown down. The Secretary was asked to 

 have attention called to the matter in the Agricultural Journal. 



Mr. Fawcett submitted list of danages done by the storm to the 



