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This was agreed to. 



2. Asking authority to publish the results of the Sugar 



Experiment Station worlc for 1905 in the form of a 

 special report, which was granted. 



3. Asking authority for the purchase of a steam-heated pan 



from Mr. Lazarus, Kingston, at a price not to exceed 

 £15 to be charged to " Aherations" and New Plant for 

 Estates Distilleries on the estimates of the Sugar Ex- 

 periment Station. 



This was granted. 



The following reports from the Director of Public Gardens were 

 submitted : — 



1. Report Hope Experiment Station. 



2. " Instructors. 



These were directed to be circulated. 



The Secretary reported that Mr. Sharp advised safe receipt of 

 the Steam Gin and that it had been erected in the Ginnery at El- 

 tham and was in good working order ; also safe receipt of the 

 Baler from the railway workshop, also found in good order. 

 Owing to the heavy loss on cotton by his Company through cater- 

 pillars, Mr. Sharp said he would be unable to make an offer for 

 these at present. 



The Secretary stated that although he had written several times 

 to Mr. Levy of Brown's Town to return the Hand Gin which he 

 had not been able to get in working order, it had not yet been 

 sent back. One Cotton Gin was in the hands of the Black River 

 Agricultural Society and one with Mr. Shore at Little River, and 

 one retained in the office. 



The Secretary submitted a small book by Mr. E. J. Wortley en- 

 titled " Agricultural Practices and Morals" and which embodied a 

 list of the " Agricultural Don'ts" prepared for the Board for use 

 in Schools. The Board's approval of the Book was asked. 



This was directed to be circulated. 



The following papers which had been circulated, but had not 

 yet been before the Board were now submitted : — 



1. Notes on School Gardens together with notes by Mr. 



Cradwick and comments by members of the Board. 

 All these were directed to be returned to Mr. Williams. 



2. Itinerary of Mr. Hirst, Instructor in St. Catherine. 



The following papers which had been circulated were submitted 

 for final consideration : — 



1. Agricultural Scholarships' Examination. 



2. Report : Work of Agricultural Students for Michaelmas 



Term. 



3. Report on Banana Soils in St. Mary. 



4. Progress Report Distillers Experiments. 



5. Appointment of two assistants. Sugar Department. 



6. Report Hope Experiment Station. 



7. Report Mr. Cradwick. 



8. Letter from India re Bananas. 



9. Lettter from Mr. Sydney Olivier re Locked Still. 



