191 

 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



EXTRACTS FROM MINUTES 



The usual monthly meeting of the Board of Agriculture was 

 held at Headquarter House on Wednesday, nth July, 1906. 

 Present : — The Hon. T. L. Roxburgh, Acting Colonial Secre- 

 tary in the chair ; the acting Director of Public Gardens, the 

 acting Isand Chemist ; the Superintending Inspector of Schools, 

 Messrs. C. A. T. Fursdon, J. W. Middleton, G. D. Murray and 

 the Secretary. 



His Grace the Archbishop sent an apology for absence, as 

 he would be away in Trelawny and St. Ann for II or 12 days. 



No Truck System— The Secretary submitted a letter from the West- 

 moreland Sugar Planters' Association with reference to the matter 

 of estates compelling labourers to purchase bread, beef and pork 

 from the estates, saying that the Association was not aware of any 

 estates doing so. 



The Secretary was instructed to acknowledge receipt of the letter, 

 and he was also instructed to write the Colonial Secretary that 

 the Board had not been able to find out that the practice com- 

 plained of existed on more than the estate given. 



Official Letters — The Secretary read the following letters from 

 the Colonial Secretary's office : — 



1. Re Agricultural Instructors, that the suggestions of the Board 

 with regard to the Instructors, to be employed with the £500 from 

 Elder, Dempster & Co. would be conveyed to the Agricultural 

 Society. 



2. Re Asst. Superintendent at Hope Gardens, that the Governor 

 has already approved of the employment of foreman Taylor tem- 

 porarily as Agricultural Instructor at the Experiment Station at a 

 salary of £lOO a year, and that the matter of permanently filling 

 the post of Asst. Superintendent would be considered with the 

 estimates for 1907-08 : and that His Excellency had authorised the 

 Director of Public Gardens to insert £150 as salary for the officer 

 to be selected. 



Mr. Middleton moved that a committee be appointed to go more 

 thoroughly into the matter and report to the Board. This was 

 agreed to and Mr. Middleton and Mr. Fursdon were appointed. 



3. Standard of /?;/;«.^Sending copy of minute by the Chemist 

 re standard quantity of ethers for Jamaica rum. 



It was agreed that the Secretary should acknowledge receipt of 

 the letter, and say that the Board would allow the consideration 

 of this matter to lie over for a time. 



4. School Gardens — Special grants to school gardens ; referring 

 minutes by the Superintending Inspector of Schools and the Di- 

 rector of Public Gardens on the matter. 



The Secretary was instructed to reply that the Board would ap- 

 prove of the transfer of £30 under the allocation for model gardens 



