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[February, 1909. 



H. E. the Governor, the Hon'ble Mr. 

 W. H. Jackson, Messrs. W. D. Gibbon, 

 W. A. de Silva and J. D, Vanderstraaten 

 offered remarks on the papers. 



Dr. H. M. Fernando's paper on "Cot- 

 ton Cultivation in the Kurunegala dis- 

 trict," and the Secretary's " Note on a 

 visit to Coimbatore " were taken as read. 



The Hon'ble the Colonial Secretary- 

 occupied the chair during the latter 

 part of the meeting, as H.E. the Gover- 

 nor was obliged to leave in order to 

 receive an official visit. 



The Hon'ble Mr. A. Kanagasabai 

 moved a resolution that Rs. 250 be voted 

 annually for an Experimental Garden at 

 Jaffna. On the suggestion of the Chair- 

 man the subject was referred to the 

 Finance Committee. 



In view of Dr. Willis' approaching 

 departure on leave, Dr. H. M. Fernando 

 proposed, and Mr. F. Dauiell seconded, 

 a vote of thanks to the Organising Vice- 

 President tor the interest he had taken 

 in the work of the Society since its 

 inception. 



The Chairman heartily commended 

 the vote to the meeting, and it was 

 passed with acclamation. 



CEYLON AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 Progress Report XLIII. 



Membership.— The following members 

 have joined the Society since the last 

 meeting of the Board held on December 

 3, 1908 :— V. S. Andriezen, C. F. Hutchin- 

 son, Gordon Windus, C. Colling, OA. H. 

 Wittachchy, Simon S. Dabre, S. O. Siri- 

 manne, A, Rama Rao, R. Elwes, C. Ers- 

 kine, R. J. Booth, E. M. Keyt. G. A 

 Coombe, C. & S. Popoff Bros., and V. S. 

 Wickramanayake. 



Movements of Officials.— The Organiz- 

 ing Vice-President made a tour of the 

 Province of Sabaragamuwa in Novem- 

 ber, and held meetings of the Ratnapura, 

 Kuruwiti Korale, and Balangoda Branch 

 Societies, at which profitable discus- 

 sions took place. The meeting at 

 Balangoda was a particularly large and 

 interesting one. The Secretary visited 

 Kandy, Dumbara, and Kegalla, and was 

 on a fortnight's leave in Southern 

 India, during which he paid a visit to the 

 Agricultural College at Coimbatore. 



Branch Societies.— The Bopagoda 

 Society held a well-attended meeting on 

 December 24, Mr. D. M. Karunaratne, 

 President of Village Tribunals, in the 

 chair. It was resolved to invite the 

 Secretary of the Parent Society to in- 

 spect the Experimental Garden; to hold 

 an Agri-Horticultural Show in August, 

 1909 ; to bring to the notice of the Gan- 

 sabhawa the irregularity of tank water 



supplies, and the necessity for repairs to 

 irrgation channels, as well as for the en- 

 forcement of rules for cultivators where 

 neglect is apparent. 



The Wellaboda Pattu (Galle) Society, at 

 a meeting held on November 28, 1908, 

 resolved that the draft rules for the 

 establishment of a Co-operative Credit 

 Society, submitted by the Secretary, 

 be adopted and printed in Sinhalese 

 and circulated, with a view to the enrol- 

 ment of members ; that Government be 

 approached on the question of leasing on 

 easy terms fields lying along the river, 

 and also with regard to the arrange- 

 ments for the working of the Irrigation 

 Ordinance, which has already been intro- 

 duced into the district. The following 

 programme was adopted for the current 

 year :— A Cattle Show ; Vegetable Show 

 in December ; work in connection with 

 three pasture lands already allowed by 

 Government on special terms ; the en- 

 couragement of sweet potato cultivation 

 in fields between the paddy crops. Each 

 member undertook to start a vegetable 

 garden. 



Agri-Horticultural Exhibition.— The 

 following awards have been made for the 

 Ceylon exhibits sent to the Mysore 

 Dassara Exhibition held in October 

 last :— Dumbara Branch : bronze medal 

 for tobacco; money prize for jaggery; 

 honourable mention for cardamoms. 

 Jaffna Branch : honourable mention for 

 tobacco, and money prize for jaggery; 

 certificate of honourable mention for 

 arecanuts. A fuller report is awaited. 



Anuradhapura.— At a public meeting 

 held in December it was decided to 

 hold an Agri-Horticultural Show in 

 May during the Wesak festivities. 



The Kandy Agri-Horticultural and 

 Kanydan Art Exhibition has been fixed 

 for the Perahera season in August. 



A Show in Negombo will be held in 

 June. At a preliminary meeting held 

 on December 16, under the presidency 

 of Mr. E. B. Denham, District Judge, 

 a strong Committee was appointed to 

 carry out details, which will finally be 

 discussed at a meeting to be held on 

 Feburary 6. 



Ambalangoda Vegetable and Paddy 

 Show.— This Show was opened by the 

 Government Agent, Southern Province, 

 on December 19, and was voted a success, 

 The Show proposed to be held at Han- 

 guranketa has been definitely fixed for 

 May 23 and 24. 



The Show fixtures for 1909, number 

 over thirty, 



Paddy Cultivation.— Messrs. Freuden- 

 berg & Co. submitted for approval a 

 pamphlet they are issuing on the sub- 

 ject of paddy cultivation and manuring. 

 A handy and practical work of refer- 



