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The Secretary was instructed to write the Travelling Instructor 

 for that district to see what steps could be taken in this direction. 



Chemist's Reports — The Chemist submitted the following 

 reports : — 



{a) Arrangements for examination for diploma and Agricul- 

 tural Scholarship, — suggesting that Prof. D'Albuquerque 

 of Barbados should conduct the examination for the 

 diploma, at a fee of £lO to be paid out of the vote for 

 special instructors and that the services of an examiner 

 for three Agricultural Scholarships should be obtained at 

 a fee of £5 out of the same vote. 

 It was agreed to recommend this to the Government. 



{h) Progress Report — Manurial experiments. 

 \c) Work of Sugar Department for month. 



Reports Director of Public Gardens : — 



{a) Hope Experiment Station from 13th August to 10 Septem- 

 ber. 



{h) Mr. W. J. Thompson on school gardens visited. 



{c) Copy of letter from Mr. J. Ch. Sawer, Brighton, England, 

 on Vanilla. 



{d) J. T. Palache, Travelling Instructor, on school gardens 

 visited. 



{e) Mr. Cradwick's work for August. 



[Issued 6th November, 1904.] 

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



