ANNUAL MEETING. 309 



ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BOARD. . 



The Board met at the office of the Secretary, in Boston, 

 on Tuesday, February G, 1883, at twelve o'clock, His Ex- 

 cellency Governor Butler in the chair. 



Present: Messrs. Anderson, Bird, Buell, Damon, Farns- 

 worth. Fay, Grinnell, Goodrich, Haskell, Herrick, Hill, 

 Hadwen, Hersey, Jewett, Lane, Lynde, Mayhew, Moore, 

 Noble, Round, Slade, Sessions, Taft, Varuum, Ware, Water- 

 man, Wheeler and Wilder. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted. 



Voted, To adopt the order of business of the last annual 

 meeting. 



Voted, To meet each day of the session at 9.30 o'clock, a. m. 

 and to adjourn for one hour, from one to two o'clock, p. m. 



Voted, To appoint a committee of three to examine and 

 report on the credentials of newly-elected members : Messrs. 

 Grinnell, Taft and Wheeler. 



Reports of delegates to the annual fairs b.eiug in order, — 

 Mr. Mayhew reported on the Middlesex North, Mr. Round 

 reported on the Middlesex South, Mr. Anderson reported on 

 the Worcester West. 



These reports were laid on the table. 



His Excellency the Governor asked that the Board would 

 give Mr. Chamberlain of Cambridge an opportunity to be 

 heard on cranberry culture. 



Mr. Moore was appointed to confer with Mr. Chamberlain 

 and to arrange a couvenient time for his appearance. 



Adjourned for one hour. 



Met at two o'clock, p. m., Mr. Grinnell in the chair. 



Mr. Moore reported that he had arranged with Mr. Cham- 

 berlain to appear before the Board at two o'clock, p. m., 

 Thursday. 



