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Governor no doubt thought that he had power to act as he did and 

 it was most deplorable that it was only now made known to the 

 members of the Board that the order had already been given to 

 buy the machinery. He hoped no more orders would be made like 

 this. Mr. Calder should be supplied with particulars of the plans 

 and if he found anything wrong he would no doubt communicate 

 with the Chairman. He would propose that it should be minuted 

 that this matter had been dealt with by the late Acting Governor 

 in the exercise of his own power and that the Board did not 

 desire to carry through the matter of the Locked Still at Denbigh : 

 that Mr. Cousins be requested to place full data and plans in the 

 hands oi Mr. Calder, and that these full particulars should also be 

 circulated. This was agreed to. 



Visit of Sir D. Morris — As regards the visit of Sir D. Morris and 

 two cotton experts, it was left with the Chairman and Mr. Fawcett 

 to make arrangements to receive him and to arrange a programme 

 to make their visit as useful as possible. 



Tobacco expert— A^ regards the visit of the tobacco expert, Mr. 

 F. V. Chalmers expected to arrive on the "Port Kingston," it was 

 left to Messrs. Fawcett & deMercado to meet him. 



Water Buffalo — Mr. Fawcett said with reference to Mr. Cork's 

 letter at last meeting recommending that particulars should be got 

 as regards the importation of Water Buffaloes here, Mr. Sewell 

 had imported them at Home Castle estate in St. Ann and he 

 found on enquiry that he still had two cows which he would be 

 glad to sell at £l0 each. 



The Chairman said that the Water Buffalo had also been imported 

 into Trinidad but after experience of them, there was no demand 

 for them. The herd were for some years on the government 

 pastures and were ultimately disposed of. It might be worth while 

 to make enquiry of Mr. Maiden, the manager of the stock farm, as 

 to what had become of them. The Secretary was instructed to 

 do this. 



Tobacco under shade — The Secretary submitted a letter from 

 Messrs. Amory, Brown & Co., New York, to the Director of Public 

 Gardens with regard to the growing of tobacco under shade. This 

 was directed to be circulated. 



Mr. Cork re Foodstuffs for dry Districts — The Secretary read a 

 letter from Mr. Cork asking the Board to consider the advisability 

 of informing the Instructors to advise the people in the dry districts 

 to plant cassava, guinea corn, gungo peas and sweet potatoes. The 

 Secretary said that with exception of guinea corn these products 

 were always regularly grown in dry districts and that this year 

 the growing of guinea corn had been especially advocated ; that 

 he had sent out a good quantity of seeds to local Agricultural 

 Societies and individuals in the districts mentioned for planting, 

 and that next year there would likely be appreciable supplies 

 available. 



Cotton — The Secretary submitted a report on the cotton industry 



