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Archbishop, of the West Indies, Messrs. C. A. T. Fursdon, J. W. 

 Middleton, G. D. Murray and the Secretary, John Barclay. 



The Minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirnied. 



The Secretary read the report of the Committee appointed to 

 go into the matter of the Assistant Superintendent at Hope 

 Gardens. 



It was agreed to acknowledge receipt of the letter from the Go- 

 vernment, and to forward the recommendations of the Committee. 



The Secretary reported that the Government Printing Office had 

 returned the draft of the " Agricultural Don'ts" chart to the Acting 

 Chemist with the remark that they could not carry out the recom- 

 mendations of the Board as they had not the type, and that to 

 save time he had replied that under the circumstances to simply 

 alter the type of the numbers would be sufficient. 



The Secretary read a letter from the Westmoreland Sugar 

 Planters' Association acknowledging his letter with regard to the 

 truck system alleged to prevail on sugar estates in that parish. 



The Secretary read letters from the Colonial Secretary's Office 

 as follows : — 



T. Re the Island Chemist's visit abroad to gain information 

 with regard to the Rum Industry, stating that the 

 Governor had adopted the recommendations of the Board 

 and approved of the travelling expenses being charged, 

 as suggested, but pointing out that no estimate of the 

 amount required had been given and that his consent was 

 given strictly on the understanding that the Vote should 

 not be e.xceeded. 



2- Copy of letter to the Superintending Inspector of Schools 

 stating that on the advice of the Board of Agri- 

 culture, the Governor had approved of the appropriation 

 of £30 of the item of £50 for " Model School Gardens in 

 Country Districts" on the Estimates for Agricultural Ser- 

 vices, in aid of the item on his estimates of £50 for School 

 Gardens, for the purpose of making grants for tools, and 

 that in future there should be one Vote on the Estimates, 

 and that should be on those of the Schools Department. 



3. Re Board's Report for last year, stating that the paragraph 

 relative to the adoption of a legal standard of ether con- 

 tents in Jamaica Rum was incorrect and suggesting a 

 paragraph to be substituted. 



The Secretary stated that the report had been prepared 

 by the Chairman (Mr. Bourne) and Mr. Cousins and thev 

 had in error included a matter which appeared in the 

 April minutes and therefore occurred this year, and he 

 had replied that the whole matter would be deleted from 

 last year's report. 



This was approved of. 



