298 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Voted, On motion of Mr. Hersey, that a committee of 

 five be appointed to consider the subject of changing the 

 time of holding the annual meeting. The Chair appointed 

 Messrs. F. H. Appleton, Hersey, Taylor, Avery and Stet- 

 son as the committee. 



The records of the executive committee acting for the 

 Board were read by the secretary and approved, and the 

 actions of the committee were adopted as the actions of the 

 Board. 



The committee on agricultural societies reported items of 

 interest in the reports of inspectors of fairs, and the reports 

 were accepted and adopted, and directed to be sent to the 

 secretary of each agricultural society for publication in the 

 local papers and in the annual reports of the societies. 



Voted, That it is the sense of the Board that the reports 

 of inspectors should be submitted to the committee on agri- 

 cultural societies as soon as possible after they are received 

 at the office of the Board, and that copies of the same be 

 sent to the societies interested as soon as may be after the 

 committee has examined said reports. 



A statement was read showing the delinquencies of certain 

 societies in making their financial and premium returns and 

 in complying with the rules of the Board. 



Voted, That the secretary be instructed to censure such 

 delinquent societies, and inform them that in the future the 

 laws and rules must be complied with. 



The committee on forestry, by Mr. F. H. Appleton, 

 chairman, reported that no special action had been taken 

 during the year, which report was accepted. 



The special committee on change of time of annual meet- 

 ing reported that the executive committee be instructed 

 to take measures to have the date of the annual meeting 

 changed so as to have it come two weeks earlier. The re- 

 port was accepted and adopted, and the executive committee 

 so instructed. 



