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The committee further reported that all the incorporated 

 societies except the Hampden and the Worcester North were 

 entitled to representation on the Board ; the Hampden Soci- 

 ety having been ruled out last year for failure to comply with 

 the law regulating representation on the Board and not hav- 

 ing taken necessary action to remedy its delinquency, the 

 Worcester North Society by its financial statement appearing 

 not to have the required capital stock to entitle it to repre- 

 sentation the present year. 



The report of the committee was accepted and adopted. 



Voted, That, recognizing the activity and usefulness of Mr. 

 George Cruickshanks as a member of the Board from the 

 Worcester North Society, the courtesy of the use of the floor 

 be extended to him during the progress of this meeting. 



An abstract of the annual report of the secretary was pre- 

 sented and accepted. 



Voted, That the Chair appoint a committee of three to 

 report resolutions on the death of Atkinson C. Varnum of 

 Lowell, a member of the Board who has passed away during 

 the past year. The Chair appointed Messrs. E. W. Wood, 

 Kilbourn and Cruickshanks. 



At 1.15 P.M. the Board adjourned to 2.30 p.m. 



Board called to order at 2.30 p.m.. Second Vice-President 

 Wood in the chair. 



The secretary presented a letter from Hon. Alvan Barrus, 

 a member of the commission appointed to inquire into the 

 expediency of revising and amending the laws of the Com- 

 monwealth relating to taxation, accompanied by a copy of 

 the report of the said commission for each member of the 

 Board. 



Voted, That the thanks of the Board be extended to Mr. 

 Barrus for his thoughtful consideration of the members of 

 the Massachusetts Board of A2:riculture. 



