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plied for leave of absence for three months from the 23rd July- 

 next and proposed that the Assistant Chemist should act as Go- 

 vernment Chemist and manage the routine work of the office, 

 while the Fermentation Chemist should be placed in charge of 

 the Sugar Department and act for Mr. Cousins on the Board of 

 Agriculture, and asking him to ascertain from each member of 

 the Board whether there was any objection to the proposed ar- 

 rangements. 



The Secretary stated that none of the members of the Board had 

 had any objection to offer and the Governor had accordingly 

 granted leave to Mr. Cousins. 



Chemist's Reports. The Secretary submitted Reports of the Che- 

 mist as follows : — 



1. Applications from Distillers to attend special Course. This 

 was referred to the Advisory Committee of Sugar Experiments. 



2. Work of Agricultural Students for Easter Term. This was 

 directed to be circulated. 



Director Puhlie Gardens' Reports. The following reports from the 

 Director of Public Gardens were submitted : — 



1. Hope Experiment Station. 



2. Instructors — Mr. Cradwick and Mr. Briscoe. These were di- 

 rected to be circulated. 



Lecturer in Agricultural Science and Assistant Chemist. The fol- 

 lowing paper which had been circulated but had not yet been be- 

 fore the Board was submitted : — 



'*'([!. Letter from Mr. Cousins recommending Mr. E. J. Wortley to 

 fill the appointment of Lecturer in Agricultural Science ; and stat- 

 ing that the best plan for filling the post of Assistant Chemist 

 would be to offer a salary of £220 rising to £240 by annual incre- 

 ments of £10 through the Crown Agents on a three years' agree- 

 ment, the funds to be provided as follows : — 



Present salary of Assistant Chemist £150 to £200 by £10, salary 

 of Assistant in Sugar Laboratory (vacant) £70. 



It was agreed that this latter recommedation should be adopted. 

 A letter was submitted from the Colonial Secretary intimating 

 that Mr. Wortley had been appointed in Mr. Teversham's place. 



The following papers which had been circulated were now sub- 

 mittted for final consideration : — 



1. Re Standardisation of Jamaica Rum. 



2. Proposals as to Distillers' Course. 



3. Report on the successful working of the high ether Instal- 

 lation at Hampden Estate. 



4. Distillery Progress in Westmoreland. 



5. Appropriation Accounts, Government Laboratory and Su- 

 gar Experiment Station for 1905-06. 



6. Reports Instructors. 



7. Report Hope Experiment Station. 



[Issued 14th June, 1906.] 

 Printed at thu Govt. Printing Office, Kingstwi, Jam. 



