95 

 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



EXTRACTS FROM MINUTES. 



The monthly meeting of the Board of Agriculture was held at 

 Headquarter House on Monday, the I2th March, at II. 15 a.m. 

 There were present : — The Hon. H. Clarence Bourne (Chairman) ; 

 Director of Public Gardens ; Superintending Inspector of Schools ; 

 Island Chemist ; His Grace the Archbishop of the West Indies ; 

 Messrs. J. W. Middleton, G. D. Murray and Jno. Barclay (Secre- 

 tary). 



Commercial Agent.— The. Secretary read the report of the com- 

 mittee appointed in matter of a commercial agent for Jamaica in 

 London, the adoption of the report was unanimously agreed to. 



The Chairman asked the Archbishop, Mr. Middleton and Mr. 

 Murray to form a deputation to wait on His Excellency and pre- 

 sent the report ; and the Secretary was instructed to write the Co- 

 lonial Secretary and ask when it would be convenient for the 

 Governor to receive the deputation. 



Day of Meeting. — As Mr. Murray reported that he could not 

 attend the meetings of the Board if they were held on Mondays, 

 the Archbishop proposed that the meetings should be held on the 

 Wednesday of the same week of the month at 2 p.m., instead of 

 II. 15 a.m. 



This was agreed to. 



Contagious Diseases. — The Secretary reported that the committee 

 appointed had again revised the draft of the proposed Bill and it 

 had been sent on by the Agricultural Society to the Governor. 



Cotton Gin. — The Secretary reported that he had received the 

 Hand Cotton Gin from Mr. Levy, that it had been sent to the 

 Railway workshop for repair and it would be stored in the office 

 for future use. 



Diseased Coco-nuts. — A letter was read from the Colonial Secre- 

 tary informing the Board that Mr. G. P. Dewar had pointed out 

 that he especially desired to call attention to the need for owners 

 of blighted coco-nut trees to be compelled to cure or burn them, as 

 until they were made to do so their neighbours would suffer. He 

 said that when the trees showed any symptoms of unhealthiness 

 they were beyond remedy as the leading bud was rotten and de- 

 cayed, and that while spraying was good, eradication was better. 



The Governor asked the views of the Board on Mr. Dewar's 

 proposal. 



The Director of Public Gardens said that Mr. Dewar was wrong 

 in saying that when the trees showed signs of unhealthiness they 

 were beyond remedy, that bud-rot could be cured in its earlier 

 stages by spraying with Bordeaux mixture, which arrested the de- 

 cay. He had arranged for Mr. Cradwick to visit Lucea on the 

 19th May and Mr. Dewar could arrange to meet Mr. Cradwick 

 there. 



The Secretary was directed to reply to the Colonial Secretary 

 to this effect. 



