No. 4.] ANNUAL MEETING. 151 



SECOND DAY. 



Tlio lM)ar(l was called to order by Second Vice-President 

 Ijursk'v, at \)Ai) o'clock a.m. 



Present: Governor l)ra])er, Lientenant-Governor Proth- 

 ingliain, and ^Messrs. Adams, Appleton, Avery, Bradway, 

 Ijiirsley, Damon, A. Ellsworth, J. L. Ellsworth, Gerrett, 

 TFarlow, Ileffernan, Howard, Jewett, Lovett, Mason, Mil- 

 lard, Morse, Newkirk, Northiij), Paige, Pease, Peters, 

 Potter, Richardson, Russell, Tirrell, Trnll, H. A. Turner, 

 N. B. Turner, Ward, Wheeler and Williams. 



The records of the first day were read and approved. 



Voted, To take the several matters from the table and act 

 upon them. 



The matter of requiring each society in the State receiving 

 State bounty to appropriate the sum of $25 for prizes for 

 exhibits at the New England Fruit Show, to be held in Bos- 

 ton in the fall of 1909, was considered, and the proposition 

 was accepted by vote of the board. 



The matter of protection from injury by deer was taken 

 up, and Mr. Gerrett, from the special committee, made report 

 and presented a bill. 



Voted, To accept so much of the committee's report as 

 allows a farmer to protect his property from damages by 

 deer. 



The recommendation of the special committee concerning 

 poultry premiums was taken from the table, and was not 

 accepted. 



The recommendation of the special committee concerning 

 paying premiums for specimens of fruit unnamed or incor- 

 rectly named was taken from the table, and was not accepted. 



