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Voted, That, in the opinion of this Board, and in order 

 to secure the necessary inter-State action to suppress the 

 dangers from the gypsy and brown-tail moths, the aid of 

 tlie national government is a positive necessity. 



And that the secretary of this Board be directed to send 

 a copy of the foregoing vote to the Secretary of Agriculture 

 and the Massachusetts Senators and Representatives in Con- 

 gress. 



Voted, That the legislative committee be instructed to 

 consider the work of the ornithologist to the Board in the 

 interests of protecting and preserving the beneficial birds of 

 the Commonwealth, Avith power to apply to the Legislature, 

 if deemed wise, for funds with which to continue such work 

 and to pay for services that may be performed. 



The special committee on the public winter meeting re- 

 ported in favor of holding the next public winter meeting in 

 Springfield, when it was 



Voted, to accept the report of the committee, and to hold 

 the next public winter meeting in Springfield. 



A special assignment, the request of the Middlesex North 

 Agricultural Society for the approval by the Board of Agri- 

 culture of its vote, passed at a meeting of the society held 

 on Dec. 8, 1905, that "it is the sense of the Middlesex 

 North Agricultural Society that it be hereby authorized to 

 sell the whole or any portion of its real estate, and convey 

 the same by such deeds or other instruments as may be 

 necessary to transfer the legal title thereto," was considered. 



The president of the society was present, and stated the 

 reasons for the sale. It appearing that the meeting at which 

 the vote was passed was legally called and held, that the 

 vote was by the necessary two-thirds, that the request for 

 approval had been properly advertised, and no person ap- 

 pearing in opposition to the request, it was 



Voted, To approve the said vote of the said Middlesex 

 North Agricultural Society, in accordance with the pro- 

 visions of section 6 of chapter 124 of the Revised LaAvs. 



