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sent the gins to the Railway work shops to be examined, reported 

 on and put in order ; that the British Cotton Growing Association 

 had been so good as to send two other hand gins to replace these. 



It was reported that Mr. Morais of Kingston had cotton seed 

 for sale and the Secretary was asked to see him on the subject. 



The Archbishop said he was going to the Pedro Plains and 

 would like to speak on the subject of cotton if the Secretary would 

 give him the outlines to work on. 



The Board agreed that the Secretary should send on the cotton 

 to London, and should also send the cotton from the Prison Farm. 



The Chairman submitted the remarks of the members of the 

 Board on Criollo Cocoa and read a minute from Mr. J. V. Calder on 

 the subject. After discussion it was resolved to recommend instruc- 

 tors to be cautious in advocating the planting of this varietyof cocoa 

 in districts other than where it was seen growing hardily and luxuri- 

 antly at present, as until they had figures on the net profits per 

 acre, to show superiority to other varieties it was premature to ad- 

 vocate its cultivation everywhere. 



The Director of Public Gardens submitted reports as follows : — 



(a) Mr. W. J. Thompson on his recent visit to school gardens 



at Mount Fletcher, Clifton and Content. 



(b) Mr. Thompson's visits to school gardens at Bethesda, 



Woburn Lawn, Somerset &c. 



(c) Mr. Thompson's visit to Trinity Ville, Morant Bay, Hector's 



River, Manchioneal, Port Antonio, Buff Bay, &c., re small 

 holdings competition, &c. 



(d) Mr. Thompson's visit to Yallahs district. 



(e) Mr. Cradwick's work for July, reporting that 10,000 Criollo 



plants had been planted by settlers in Hanover during 



the past l8 months. 



(0 Mr.Cradwick's itineraryfrom 23rd August to Novemberioth. 



(g) Mr. Cradwick's reports, Hanover and New Market Shows. 



(h) Inspection by Mr. Palache of school gardens at Snowdon, 



Manchester. 

 (0 Work of Hope Experiment Station. 

 (./) Mr. W. J. Thompson on manurial plots of bananas at 



Burlington and Orange Hill. 

 (k) Apprentices at Hope ready for employment. 

 (/) Information on the use of cloth for shading tobacco. 

 All these were directed to be circulated. 



Mr. Fursdon said that he had seen a notice in the newspapers 

 that there was a disease killing off cattle around Walker's Wood. 



The Secretary stated that he had been to St. Ann's Show and had 

 heard nothing of the matter, but he would write prominent pen- 

 keepers there on the subject. 



The Chairman said that this was the last occasion on which he 

 would have the pleasure of presiding over a meeting of the Board. 

 This was a matter of great regret to him and he wished to express 

 his a,cknowledgments to the members for their valuable co-operation 



