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DEPAnX^IEN^r OP AaRICULTURE 

 '^l"'i'inidad. an.d T'obag'o. 



Part 0.] 1921. [Vol. XIX. 



NOTES 



Department Central Offices and Laboratories. 



On May 20, 1921, His Excellency Sir J. II. Chancellor, K.C.M.G., 

 D.S.O., R.E., in the regretted absence of Lady Chancellor owing to illness, 

 laid the foundation stone of the new building to contain the headquarters 

 offices and laboratories of the Department of Agriculture. 



The following account is taken, with slight alterations, from the 

 Poft-of-Spain (lavette : — 



Laving of Foundation Stone. 



His Excellency the Governor later in the afternoon visited the St. 

 €lair Experiment Station, and in tlie unavoidable absence of Lady 

 Chancellor, laid the Foundation Stone of the new building of the 

 Department of Agriculture. His Excellency was accompanied by his 

 A.D.C. and Sir Norman Lamont, Bart. 



Among those present at the ceremony were : Hon. A. G. and ]\Ii-s. 

 Bell, Rev. Hammond, Mrs. Gerald Wight, Mr. L. de Verteuil, Mr. 

 and Mrs. Halm, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Scott, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Rogers, 

 Captain and Mrs. S. A. Paige, Mr. and Mrs. A. Mendez, Messrs. Brinsley, 

 Mr. and Mrs. Burke, and the following members of the Staff: The 

 Director of Agriculture, Mr. and Mrs. Nowell, Mr. and Mrs. Mclnroy, 

 Mr. and Mrs. Waby, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Urich, Mr. J. E. Seheult, Mr. R. 

 0'('onnor, Miss. H. Seheult, Captain Metivier, Mr. C. F. Wood, Mr. and 

 Mrs. L. A. Brunton. 



The plans of the new building were on view in the grounds, and wc.-e 

 much admired. 



His Excellency and party arrived punctually at 5 o'clock. 



Mr. Bell expressed his regret at the inability of Lady Chancellor to 

 attend and especially so as he was sorry to learn that the absence was due 

 to illness. He drew attention to the plans and asked His Excellency 

 on behalf of T^ady Chancellor to lay the stone of the new building for the 

 Department of Agriculture, in the reorganization of which he had taken 

 so much interest. 



His Excellency also regretted the absence of Lady Chancellor, and 

 made reference to the very poor building at present in use; adding that 

 it was the only Department that would work under such conditions 

 "svithout pruml)ling. He expected to find in the members of the 

 Agricultural Departmont more than the usual share of virtues. He 



