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Mr. Cruickshanks reported on the Marshfield ; ^Ir. Taft 

 reported on the Martha's Vineyard ; the Secretaiy read the 

 report of Mr. Bartholomew on the ^kliddlesex ; ^Ir. Stock- 

 well reported on the Housatonic ; Mr. Hersev reported on 

 the Middlesex South. 



The Governor, coming in, took the chair. 



Mr. Stockwell reported on the Plymouth ; ]SIr. Zeri Smith 

 reported on the Union ; Mr. TVTieeler reported on the 

 Worcester ; Mr. Porter reported on the Worcester Xorth ; 

 Mr. Cushman reported on the Worcester West. 



On motion of Mr. Hersey, a committee of fire was ap- 

 pointed to consider and report what changes should be made 

 in the Law for the Inspection of Fertilizers : Messrs. Hersey, 

 Hartshorn, Goessmann, Cushman and Taft. 



The Board then adjourned. 



SECOXD DAY. 

 The Board met at 9.30 a. m., Mr. Grin>t:ll in the chair. 



Present : Messrs. Bird, Bowditch, Bradley, Brooks, 

 Clark, Cruickshanks, Currier, Cushman, Damon, Douty, 

 Edson, Goddard, Goessmann, Goodell, Grinnell, Harts- 

 horn, Hersey, Hickox, Holbrook, Howes, Loring, Lynde, 

 Peterson, Porter, Eawson, Rowley, Sheldon, Smith of Am- 

 herst, Smith of Deerfield, Snow, Stockwell, Taft, Taylor, 

 Upton, Varnum, Ware, Wheeler, Whiting and Wood. 



Minutes of the previous day read and approved, 



]Mr. Hersey, for the Committee on Changes in the Fer- 

 tDizer Law, reported that the committee were unanimously 

 of the opinion that several changes should be made in the 

 law. 



The report of the committee was accepted. 



