MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, 



ACTING FOR THE BOARD. 



Boston, Feb. 9, 1898. 



The committee this day by letter appointed Mr. I). A. 

 Horton of Northampton chairman of the committee on 

 Dairy Bureau and agricultural products, to fill the vacancy 

 existing in the said committee ; he thus by a by-law of the 

 Board became a member of the executive committee. 



The committee, having considered the matter of excusing 

 certain societies for failure to make their returns to the 

 Board within the time required by law, the causes of delay 

 appearing reasonable, excused the societies and directed the 

 secretary to notify them of the fact, with the understanding 

 that the laws and the regulations of the Board will be com- 

 plied with in future. 



Boston, May 14, 1898. 



A communication having been received from Mr. E. A. 

 Harwood of North Brookfield, resigning the chairmanship 

 of the committee on Agricultural College and education, the 

 executive committee, having been consulted by letter, ac- 

 cepted the resignation and appointed Mr. John Bursley of 

 West Barnstable, the second member of the above-named 

 committee, to fill the vacant chairmanship. Mr. Bursley 

 thus by a by-law of the Board became a member of the ex- 

 ecutive committee. 



Boston, Dec. 23, 1898. 



The meeting was called to consider the request of the 

 Berkshire Agricultural Society for the approval by the 

 Board of Agriculture of the vote of the said society, passed 

 at the annual meeting of the society on Dec. 1, 1898, "that 

 the president and treasurer be and are hereby authorized 

 and empowered to borrow the sum of one thousand five 

 hundred dollars, or such lesser sum as may seem to them 



