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Miscellaneous. 



Publications. 



The " Tropical Agriculturist aud Maga- 

 zine of the Ceylou Agricultural Society," 

 the ''Govikam Sangarawa," aud the 

 "Kamat Tholil Velakkani " continue to 

 serve the interests of the Society's 

 v members as the monthly Euglish, 

 Sinhalese, and Tamil publications re- 

 spectively. 



The occasional publications cousist of 

 the calendar and leaflets on special sub- 

 jects of importance to agriculturists. 



Agricultural Education. 



The absence of any provision for 

 regular agricultural training, and the 

 difficulty of gaining admission to Indian 

 Colleges, place Ceylon boys at a great 

 disadvantage. The Committee appointed 

 by His Excellency the Governor to report 

 on a proposed scheme of agricultural 

 training tor Ceylon have made their 

 report (Sessional Paper XXXVII. of 

 1909) embodying practical proposals, 

 which, it is to be hoped, will soon come 

 into effect. 



Analyses and Reports- 



A perusal of the information published 

 under this heading in the Progress 

 Reports will give some idea of the in- 

 quiries and investigations that have been 

 carried on. In this work the Society 

 has bad the fullest co-operation of 

 the Government Agricultural Chemist. 

 Willing and ready advice on the subject 

 of insect pests has always been available 

 from the Government Entomologist, 

 while for the identification of plants 

 thanks are due to the Curator of the 

 Royal Botanic Gardens. 



The Imperial Institute. 



The visit of Professor Dunstan, 

 Director of the Imperial Institute, during 

 the first quarter of the year gave those 

 who are closely connected with the agri- 

 cultural work of the Colony an oppor- 

 tunity of discussing local problems with 

 one, who, from his official relations with 

 all the British Colonies, has had excep- 

 tional opportunities for studying the 

 affairs of the tropics. It is only a want 

 of time that prevented him from attend- 

 ing one of the meetings of the Board and 

 addressing its members. 



The Secretary has been appointed 

 Secretary to a small committee which is 

 collecting samples of agricultural and 

 industrial products to fill up gaps in the 

 collection at the Imperial Institute, 

 London. 



Professor Dunstan, before leaving 

 Ceylon, authorized the Secretary to 

 notify to members of this Society that 

 he will be pleased to examine and report 

 on promising samples forwarded through 

 the Ceylon Agricultural Society. 



Museum and Reading Room. 



The Secretary has gradually got to- 

 gether a fairly large collection of local 

 and Indian products which should form 

 the nucleus of an agricultural museum, 

 an institution which is a much-felt want 

 in Colombo both by residents and 

 visitors. The question of suitably hous- 

 ing the exhibits has yet to be settled. 

 With a museum might appropriately be 

 associated a library and reading room. 

 The Society has even now a good stock 

 of books of reference, and also receives 

 as exchanges almost all the agricultural 

 publications of the world. 



Acknowledgments. 



The thanks of the Society are due to 

 Government for the continuance of its 

 annual grant; to His Excellency the 

 Governor, its President, for identifying 

 himself with the work of the Board ; 

 to the Organizing Vice-President and 

 Editor of the Society's J lurnal (Dr. 

 Willis), for being the medium of a happy 

 co-operation between his own Depart- 

 ment and this Society ; aud to the 

 Revenue Officers and their headmen for 

 their assistance in furthering the 

 Society's work in the Provinces. 



The Secretary desires tc commend to 

 the Board the two Agricultural In- 

 structors who have shown the greatest 

 aptitude, viz , Mr. N. Wickremaratne and 

 Mr. S. Chelliah. 



C, DRIEBERG, 

 Colombo, June 8, 1910. Secretary. 



PERADENIYA EXPERIMENT 

 STATION. 



Meeting op May 12, 1910, 



Minutes of a Meeting of the Committee 

 of Agricultural Experiments held at the 

 Experiment Station, Peradeniya, on 

 12th of May, 1910. 



The following members we^e pre- 

 sent : — Dr. Willis, Chairman, the Govt. 

 Entomologist, the Government Chemist, 

 the Hon'ble Mr. E. Turner, Messrs. Ros- 

 ling, Eraser, Jowitt, Anderson, Vauder- 

 straaten, and the Sectetary. 



The Secretary read the Progress Report 

 since the previous meeting, and the 

 following resolution was passed unani- 

 mously : — 



Proposed by Mr. Rosling aud seconded 

 by Mr. Bamber : "That Mr. N. W. Da vies 

 of Portswood, Kaudapola, be asked to 

 fill the vacancy on the Committee of 

 Agricultural Experiments caused by the 

 resignation of the Hon'ble Mr. J. N. 

 Campbell." 



J. A. Holmes, 



Secretary, C. A. E- 



