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FRIDAY, llTH MAY, 1894. 



D. Maetin, Esq., Secretary for Agriculture, in the Chair. 



The Chaieman called upon the Chairman of the meeting held 

 the previous evening to bring up the report of that meeting. 



Mr. Hans Ievine (as Chairman of the previous meeting) said 

 that he believed the meeting of the evening had not been held in 

 vain, for it was recognised that the Conference vras held for a 

 purpose, and had that meeting been put ofE till morning it would 

 have been a mistake, as time was saved. What had been done at 

 i;hat meeting was done in the broad spirit of give and take, and 

 anything that the Conference might object to in their report, if 

 feasible or sound, would be met in a proper manner, and it would 

 result in something valuable to be laid before the Minister. He 

 (Mr. Irvine) would call upon Mr. Bear, as secretary of the meet- 

 ing, to read the report of that meeting. 



Mr. Beae read the following: — "Be Constitution of an Elective 

 Board of Viticulture, minutes of meeting of committee appointed 

 -at Conference on the 10th May, 1894, held at the Treasury 

 Buildings, at Eight p.m., the same day. Present — Mr. Hans Irvine, 

 in the Chair ; Members : J. West, F. de Castella, C. Craike, J. 

 Pounds, T. Moore, F. Grosse, Dr. A. Mueller, W. Vahland, H. 

 Daly, S. Thompson, C. French, E. Bragato, and J, W. Bear 

 (Secretary)." 



Title or New Boaed. 



Proposed by Mr. H. Ievine — " That the new Board be entitled 

 the ' Government Viticultural Board.' " Seconded by Mr. West, 

 and carried. 



Elbctoeal Disteicts. 



Proposed by Mr. Mooee — " That the colony be divided into 

 the following nine viticultural districts : — ^(1) Eutherglen and 

 Murray Valley ; (2) North Eastern ; (3) Goulburn Valley ; (4) 

 Lilydale; (5) Geelong; (6) Bendigo and Loddon ; (7) Mildura ; 

 (8) Great Western and Wimmera ; (9) DunoUy and St. Arnaud." 

 Seconded by Mr. West, and carried. 



NUMBEE OF MeMBEBS. 



Proposed by Mr. West — "That each of the above districts be 

 entitled to elect one representative as a member of the Board, 

 and the Government to appoint one nominee." Seconded by Mr. 

 Mooee, and carried. 



