January, 1910.] 



Miscellaneous, 



Jendarata Rubber Co., Ltd.; S. Dias 

 Krisnaratne ; C. J. Hutchinson ; Ronald 

 Wells. This makes a total membership, 

 up to date, of 899. 



A new Branch Society has just been 

 established at Ran?egoda, [in Matara 

 district, with a membership of 108. The 

 Honorary Secretary, in applying for 

 affiliation with the Parent Society, 

 reports that experiments on an extensive 

 scale are undertaken by individual 

 members. 



Official Tours. 



The Secretary visited the Northern 

 Province, the Dumbara and Haraban- 

 tota Districts, Mirigama, and Kitulgala. 



Mr. Wickremaratna, Agricultural In- 

 structor, was engaged for some time at 

 Tissa, co-operating with Mr. L. A. D. 

 Silva in supervising the ploughing 

 operations ; visited Ohilaw to lay out 

 the Chena Experimental Garden ; and 

 has since been engaged in giving a series 

 of demonstrations in ploughing in Uva. 



Mr. Molegode, Agricultural Instructor, 

 after completing his tour in Ma tale East, 

 took up the Southern division. He was 

 summoned to Colombo to assist in the 

 distribution of the large consignment 

 of grafted plants imported from India, 

 after completing which he visited 

 the Chilaw district, and returned 

 to his station. He has since visited 

 Leliambe, Kuruwila, Tenne, Owiiikande.. 

 Palapatwela, Teldeniya. Udispattu, 

 Alawatugoda, Idamagama, Ankumbura, 

 Talatu-oya, &c. 



Mr. L. A. D. Silva, Agricultural In- 

 structor, was specially deputed to super- 

 vise the ploughing operations in the 

 Hambantota District, and is at present 

 incapacitated from active duty by a 

 severe attack of malaria contracted at 

 Tissa. 



Mr. Breckeuridge, Agricultural In- 

 structor, visited Kalmunai, Akkarai- 

 pattu, Mahilur, Mandur, Samanturai, 

 Kulavady, Tambelivil, Sampuveli, &c, 

 in connection with ploughing trials and 

 experiments in cotton cultivation. 



Mr. Chelliah, Agricultural Instructor, 

 did some good work in demonstrating 

 the use of light iron ploughs in the 

 Eastern Province, at the request of the 

 Government Agent ; since his return to 

 his Province he visited Vavuniya, and 

 subsequently held a ploughing demon- 

 stration at Anuradhapura. 



Branch Societies. 

 The Dumbara Branch held a Special 

 General Meeting at Teldeniya on October 

 16, when Mr. Dunuwila, Disava, pre- 

 sided, and the Secretary of the Ceylon 

 Agricultural Society was present as a 



visitor. Mr. Rambukwella, Korala, read 

 a report on his experiment in the culti- 

 vation of paddy with artificial manures. 

 It was resolved that the report be 

 printed and circulated for general infor- 

 mation, the Secretary, Ceylon Agricul- 

 tural Society, undertaking to get the 

 necessary number of copies printed. 

 The Honorary Secretary gave notice 

 that he was ready to receive applica- 

 tions for manure recommended for 

 paddy by Messrs. Preudenberg & Co. 



It was resolved to hold an Agricultural 

 Show at Teldeniya in July next, and 

 a Committee of Management was ap- 

 pointed. At the termination of the 

 birsiness on the agenda, the Secretary, 

 Ceylon Agricultural Society, addressed 

 the meeting on various matters con- 

 nected with the work of the Society. 

 Following upon the General Meeting, a 

 meeting of the Co-operative Credit 

 Society was held. Five members repaid 

 loans to the amount of Rs. 282, and Rs. 

 40 were received for deposit. 



The Harispattu Branch held a meeting 

 of committee on October 17, when the 

 question of a model and experimental 

 garden again came up, and the Koralas 

 of Kalugammana and Medasiya pattu 

 were deputed to select a suitable site. 

 It was decided to hold a Show in 1910, 

 The President consented to distribute 

 the prizes awarded by Mr. Molegode to 

 the boys possessing the best knowledge 

 of gardening at the competitive exami- 

 nation held recently ; when 19 boys from 

 Nugawela, Alawatugoda, and Idama- 

 gama schools entered, and the successful 

 candidate was G. W. Mutu Banda of the 

 last-named school ; B. Appuhamy of 

 Nujjawela Boys ' Vernacular School, and 

 L. B. Ratnayake of Idamagama coming 

 second and third respectively. 



Experimental and other Gardens. 

 The question of the Society giving 

 systematic aid to model and experimental 

 gardens established in the Provinces 

 came up in the form of a motion brought 

 up by the Hon. Mr. A. Kanagasabai 

 at the meeting of the Agricultural Board 

 held on October 18, when a committee, 

 consisting of the Hon. Messrs. Bernard 

 Senior and Kanagasabai, Sir Solomon 

 Dias Bandaranaike. Messrs. W. D. 

 Gibbon, R. H. Lock, W. A. de Silva, Dr. 

 H. M. Fernando, and Mr. C. Drieberg 

 was appointed to report on the proposal. 

 This committee met on October 30 and 

 November 25, audits report is submitted 

 at this meeting. 



Existing gardens will probably have 

 to be brought under the general scheme 

 from next year. 



