216 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



Worcester, at Worcester, Septembers, 4 and 5, . H. A. Howard. 

 Worcester East, at Clinton, September 11, 12 and 



13, H. A. Turner. 



Worcester North-west, at Athol, September 2 and 



3, O. E. Bradway. 



Worcester South, at Sturbridge, September 12 and 



13, W. M. Wellington. 



Worcester Coimty West, at Barre, September 26 



and 27, Augustus Pratt. 



The report of the committee was accepted and adopted. 



At 12.40 the Board adjourned to 1.45 p.m. 



The Board was called to order at 1.45 p.m. 



Voted , That the doings of the executive committee, act- 

 ing for the Board, the past year, be approved and adopted 

 as the actions of the Board. 



Voted, That all unfinished business or new business aris- 

 ing before the next regular meeting of the Board be left 

 with the executive committee, with power to act. 



Voted, That delinquencies of societies in making required 

 returns be referred to the executive committee, with full 

 powers. 



The committee on institutes and public meetings, by Mr. 

 Sargent, chairman, reported recommending that the next 

 summer meeting be held at Swansea, some time in August, 

 on invitation of Mr. Thurston ; and that the next public 

 winter meeting be held at Northampton, on invitation of the 

 Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden Agricultural Society. 



Voted, To accept the report, and to hold the meetings as 

 recommended. 



Voted, That the Chair appoint a local committee of five, 

 to act with the secretary and the committee on institutes and 

 public meetings, as a committee of arrangements for the 

 public winter meeting at Northampton, Dec. 3-5, 1901. 



The Chair appointed Messrs. Comins, Lyman, Sessions, 

 Barrus and Anderson. 



