No. 4.] MEETINGS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 5 



The credential of Mr. J. M. Danforth of Lynnfield, as 

 delegate to the Board of Agriculture, elected by the Essex 

 Agricultural Society to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna- 

 tion of Mr. Francis H. Appleton, was presented. A protest 

 by one of the trustees of the said society against the accept- 

 ance of the said credential, on the ground that the meeting 

 at which Mr. Danforth was elected was not a legal meeting, 

 being received, it was 



Voted, In view of said protest, that the matter of the 

 acceptance of the said credential and the protest lie on the 

 table to await further information, and that the secretary be 

 instructed to communicate the facts in the case to the secre- 

 tary of the Essex Agricultural Society, the member-elect, 

 with a copy of the protest, and to the protestor, with request 

 to each for further information on the matter. 



The matter of delinquencies of several agricultural socie- 

 ties, in furnishing financial returns, premium returns and 

 transactions, as required by law and the rules of the Board, 

 referred to the executive committee at the annual meeting, 

 with power to excuse such delinquencies if in the judgment 

 of the committee it seemed best to do so after investigation, 

 being in order, the several cases were investigated, and, the 

 excuses ofiered being considered sufiicient, it was 



Voted, To excuse the Berkshire and Housatonic societies 

 for delay in sending financial returns ; also the Amesbury 

 and Salisbury, Berkshire and Housatonic societies for delay 

 in sending premium returns ; also the Barnstable County, 

 Franklin County, Highland and Spencer societies for delay 

 in sending copies of the transactions. 



Voted, That the secretary be instructed to notify the 

 societies interested of the action of the executive committee. 



BosTOX, April 3, 1899. 



This day the executive committee authorized the Hoosac 

 Valley Agricultural Society to begin its fair this year on the 

 third Tuesday after the first Monday in September, instead 

 of on the third Wednesday, as heretofore. 



