282 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, Etc., FOR IRELAND. 



29th May, 1900. It was held in the building's of the Royal University, which the 

 Senate of the University kindly lent to the Department for the purpose. All 

 the members of the Council but five attended, and the keenest interest was 

 taken in the proceeding's. The meeting was opened by an address from the 

 Vice-President, in which he explained the general purpose of the new Act, and 

 the procedure to be adopted by the Council, The principal business of the 

 first meeting of the Council was to elect two-thirds of the Agricultural Board, 

 and four representatives to the Board of Technical Instruction. The members 

 representing each province constitute separate Committees on the Council, 

 styled the Provincial Committee of the respective Provinces, and it is the 

 function of these Provincial Committees to appoint, each, two persons to be 

 members of the Agricultural Board, and one person to be a member of the 

 Board of Teehnical Instruction. For the purpose of this election the Council 

 separated into four Committee rooms, and there appointed their respective 

 representatives. The names of the persons chosen to serve on the two Boards 

 will be given lower down. 



The appointments to the Agricultural Board by the Provincial Committees 



were made at the first meeting of the Council of 



The Agricultural Agriculture, as above described. The Agricultural 



Board. Board, as fully constituted, consisted of the following 



members : — 



* Since deceased. 



