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The Secretary submitted letter from the Director of Public 

 Gardens asking whether the experiment of growing Sumatra 

 Tobacco under shade should be continued this year, and if so, a 

 special warrant for £25 to cover the expenditure would be required. 



It was agreed not to continue the experiment. 



Mr. Cradwick and Moiitpclicr Show — The Secretary read letter 

 from Montpelier Show Committee urging that Mr. Cradwick be 

 allowed to remain in that part of the Island until the end of the 

 financial year so that he could carry through matters in connection 

 with the Show. 



The Secretary was directed to reply that it had already been 

 decided that Mr. Cradwick should carry through all his engage- 

 ments in that district up to the 31st March. 



Free Postage — The Secretary read letter fiom Central Cornwall 

 Agricultural Society pointing out the inconvenience correspon- 

 dents with the Travelling Instructor had in having to prepay 

 postage to him. 



The Secretary was directed to say that this same matter had 

 already been brought before the Governor when it was decided 

 that letters to all the Instructors as well as to the Agricultural 

 Society could not be granted free postage, but that letters to the 

 Director of Public Gardens and to the Secretary of the Board of 

 Agriculture were free. 



Reports — The following reports from the Director of Public 

 Gardens were submitted : — 



1. Hope Experiment Station. 



2. Instructors. 



These were directed to be circulated. 



The following papers which had been circulated were now 

 submitted for final consideration : — 



I. Report Hope Experiment Station. 

 2 Mr. Cradwick's Report for August. 



3. Mr. Briscoe's Report and Itinerary. 



There were no remarks on these reports and they were accord- 

 ingly passed. 



Mr. Middleton brought up the matter of the report that had been 

 made by the Committee on the post of Assistant Superintendent 

 at Hope Gardens, and asked whether a reply was expected. 



The Chairman said that he had no doubt that a reply would yet 

 be received. 



School Gardens — The Archbishop said that he had received a 

 communication from Mr. Murray, Superintendent of Field Experi- 

 ments, with regard to school gardens which he thought contained 

 suggestions worthy of consideration and perhaps adoption ; he 

 asked that a Committee be appointed to consider these suggestions. 

 The following Committee was appointed : — Mr. Fawcett, Mr. 

 Capper, Mr. Middleton and the Archbishop. 



The meeting then adjourned till Wednesday 14th Nov. at 2 p.m. 



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