No. i.] ANNUAL MEETING. 355 



Voted, On motion of Mr. Eichards, that the executive 

 committee be instructed to investigate the standing of the 

 Bay State Agricultural Society and other societies, and 

 report at the next pu])Iic winter meeting, and that the com- 

 mittee be authorized and instructed to take proper means to 

 get the opinion of the Attorney-General in the matter. 



The following committees of three were appointed : — 



On assignment of delegates : Messrs. Hartshorn, Kilbourn 

 and Cook. 



On place of holding the public winter meeting : Messrs. 

 Wood, Newhall and French. 



On change of time for holding fairs : Messrs. Bancroft, 

 Fowler and Ward. 



On essays for the next annual meeting : Messrs. Bowker, 

 Eawson and West. 



To nominate members of the executive committee : Messrs. 

 Pratt, Cruickshanks and Clemence. 



To nominate members of the examinino; committee of the 

 Agricultural College : Messrs. Appleton, Hartshorn and 

 Shaw. 



The re})ort of the gypsy moth committee was read by the 

 secretary, accepted and adopted, and the request of the 

 committee for appropriation for next year's work was 

 approved. The report will be found printed in this volume. 



Voted, On recommendation of the gypsy moth committee, 

 that hereafter the committee consist of five members. 



Voted, That the Chair appoint a committee to nominate 

 mem])ers of the gypsy moth committee. Messrs. Newhall, 

 Hartshorn and Clemence were appointed. 



The report of the examining committee of the Agricultural 

 College was read l)y the chairman, Mr. Chas. A. Mills, and 

 was by vote of the Board accepted, and adopted as the 

 report of the Board of Agriculture to the Legislature. The 

 report will be found printed in this volume. 



The secretary made report of the work of the past year 

 under the law for coUectino- and circulatino- information on 



