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As the day and hour of the meeting of the Board so often clashed 

 with the meeting of the Privy Council, it was resolved to alter the 

 day to the Monday of the same week in the month, at the same hour. 



The Secretary read the following letters from the Colonial Se- 

 cretary's Office : 



I Authorising publication of Mr. Edward Redsue's letter 

 re Sweetmeat Factory. 



In connection with this the Secretary said that sweetmeats were 

 now being made at the Barossa Creamery and the person doing so 

 had promised to experiment in the direction mentioned, namely 

 rum and lime juice tablets. 



2. Sending copy of report of the Second International 



Congress of Master Cotton Spinners & Manufacturers 

 Association. 

 This was directed to be circulated. 



3. Reports from Mr. Nolan giving results of his work in the 



United Kingdom. 



With regard to the matter of the use of steam coils in Jamaica 

 pot-stills especially referred to the Board, the Secretary stated 

 that to save time he had sent the papers to the Chemist for his 

 opinion which he now presented. This was read together with a 

 list of the estates using steam coils. 



It was resolved to advise the Government " that it was the 

 opinion of the Board that the contention that steam heat is in- 

 jurious cannot be maintained and that the erroneous impression 

 arises from a confusion of pot-stills heated with steam coils, and 

 continuous stills in which the liquor is brought into direct contact 

 with the live steam." 



The Secretary was directed to forward this resolution to the 

 Government together with a copy of the Chemist's minute and 

 list of estates using steam coils and resuls of their crops, for the 

 information of Mr. Nolan. 



4. Letter from the Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture 



for the West Indies sending copy letter to him from 

 Mr. F. V. Chalmers advising satisfactory results of a 

 blend of Jamaica Tobacco in that issued to the Navy. 

 The Secretary submitted Draft Contagious Diseases Animals 

 Bill as revised by a joint committee of the Board and the Agricul- 

 tural Society and said the draft had been submitted to the members 

 of the Committee and Penkeepers for further revision orsuggestions. 

 The Secretary submitted letter from Mr. E. A. dePass, London, to 

 the Chemist giving opinions re the commercial aspects of High 

 Ether Rum on the Continent. 



This was directed to be circulated. 



The following reports from the Chemist were submitted : 



I. re Award of Scholarships reporting that of seven candi- 

 dates who had competed for three scholarships, only 

 one candidate, Mr. L. L. Carrington, attained a standard 

 of over half marks and recommending that he be 

 awarded a Scholarship and the other two be held in 

 abeyance. 



