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The Secretary was instructed to forward same to the Govern-^ 

 merit. 



The Secretary submitted letter from Mr. W. M. N. Henry, 

 Enfield, asking the Board to supply seeds for his school garden. 

 He was directed to reply that the Board had no funds to supply 

 such. 



The Secretary supplied the following reports ; — 



From the Chemist : — 



1. Arrangements for holding Distillers Course in October, 



which were approved. 



2. Examination of Students for Diploma in Agriculture asking 



the Board to sanction a grant of £l0 to be paid, as usual, 

 as examiner's fee to Prof. d'Albuquerque out of the 

 amount provided on the Estimates for " Instruction in 

 Bookkeeping", etc., under the heading " Agricultural 

 Education." 



This was authorised. 



3. Resignation of Mr. S. W. Brown from the staff of the Sugar 



Department, having been appointed Science Master at 

 Wolmer's School, as from the 1st September, also sug- 

 gesting that the vacancy be not filled until Mr. Cousins' 

 return. 



This was agreed to. 

 From the Director of Public Gardens : — 



1. Report Hope Experiment Station. 



2. Mr. Cradwick's Report. 



3. Mr. Briscoe's Report and Itinerary. 



These were directed to be circulated. 



The Secretary read letter which had just been handed in from 

 Messrs. Walcott, Robinson & Dunn, stating that the Directors of 

 the Amalgamated Products Co., Ltd., desired to obtain a fair, im- 

 partial and reliable report as to the quantity and portions of the 

 lands of their estate called ' Longville' in the parish of Clarendon 

 which were suitable for and could be cultivated in cassava on pro- 

 fitable and commercial lines, and asking if Mr. Cradwick could be 

 permitted to inspect the property and furnish such a report. 



It was ageeed that the Secretary should write Mr. Cradwick and 

 ask him if possible to arrange to take an early opportunity to do 

 so, his expenses being paid by the Amalgamated Products Co. 



The Meeting then adjourned till Wednesday, 17th October, at 

 2 p.m. 



[Issued 6th Oct., 1906.] 

 Printed at the Govt. Printing Office, Kingston, Jam. 



