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The committee on domestic animals and sanitation re- 

 ported that no action had been taken during the year, which 

 report was accepted. 



At 4.40 p.m. the Board adjourned to 10 A.M., Wednesday. 



SECOND DAY. 



The Board met at 9.30 a.m., Mr. GriNjNTEll in the chair. 



Present: Messrs. F. H. Appleton, J. S. Appleton, Jr., 

 Avery, Blair, Bourne, Brewster, Bursley, Clark, Cook, 

 Cruickshanks, Damon, Ellsworth, Goessmann, Gove, Grin- 

 nell, Harwood, Hersey, Horton, Kilbourn, Lyman, Norton, 

 Palmer, Pratt, S. M. Raymond, Reed, Sargent, Sessions, 

 Francis Shaw, N. W. Shaw, Smith, Stetson, Taylor, Wel- 

 lington and Wood. 



The records of the first day were read and approved. 



The report of the committee on Agricultural College and 

 education was read by Mr. Geo. Cruickshanks, and was, by 

 vote of the Board, accepted and adopted as the report of the 

 Board to the Legislature, and will be found printed in this 

 volume. 



Voted, On motion of Mr. N. W. Shaw, that there be 

 printed pamphlet copies of the report of the committee on 

 Agricultural College and education, to be distributed under 

 the direction of the executive committee. 



Voted, That the secretary be directed to print and dis- 

 tribute among the members of the Board the schedule of the 

 duties of inspectors adopted at the annual meeting in 1895, 

 together with anv amendments to duties made since. 



Election of officers being in order, ballots were taken, 

 and the election resulted as follows : — 



President, His Excellency the Governor, ex officio. 

 First vice-president, James S. Grinnell of Greenfield. 

 Second vice-president, Francis H. Appleton of Peabody. 

 Secretary, William R. Sessions of Hampden. 



