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FOR EtVORD 



Charles J. Cannon was appointed Executive Secretary of the State 

 Reolwaatlon Board on July 1, 1965* succeeding Uertratu I. Gerry vdio had 

 retired. Tl^ie appointment is a provisional one, ponding the outcosne 

 of a Civil Service exanlnation to fill the position on a permanent 

 basis . 



John J. Fitxgei^ald was appointed Assistant Director of the Division of 

 Markets on July 25 1 1965 » succeeding Nathaniel Tilden who had t>eon 

 appointed to the position of Director of that Division in March, 1965* 



Barle P. Parsons was appointckl to tlte State Board of Agriculture on 

 December 9* 1965 > succeeding Frederick JesersLl of Agawan vdiose tern 

 had exi>ired. 



ThroUi^ action of the 1965 General Court the Division of Plant Pest 

 Control and Fairs was dividCKl into t«K> Divisions - the Division of 

 Plant Pest Control and the Division of Fairs. This legislation becMM 

 effective December 1, 1965* Tlie 19 66 Gonoral Court inplemented this 

 legislation in the apitropriation act for fiscal 1967 by abolishing 

 the position of Director of Plant Pest Control and Fairs and creating 

 two new positions - Director of Plant Pest Control and Director of 

 Fairs. 



T})e Qemtral Court further expazided the work of this Department by 

 transferring to the Department of Agriculture fron the Departiient of 

 Natural Resources the duty of insiteoting utinlc farms in the Comaonwealth 

 and creating in the appropriation act for fiscal 1967 the position 



of Invosti^ator of Minlv Farms. 



The rei>orts of Divisions and staff offices follow. 



