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3. Progress Report No. XX. was circulated. In connection with the Report 

 His Excellency the Governor referred briefly to the subject of rotation of crops 

 on chena lands. 



4. A paper was read by Dr. Willis on " The Improvement of local Races 

 of Plants." At the desire of H. E. the Governor, Dr. Willis promised to have the 

 paper printed in the form of a leaflet. 



5. The recommendation of the Finance Committee — " That the Agricultural 

 Instructors should be paid subsistence allowance at Rs. 4 per diem when travelling 

 on duty, and the second clerk Rs. 2 per diem unless when travelling in out-of-the- 

 way districts and using a cart, when he should be paid Rs. 4 " was approved. 



6. The Secretary submitted a precis of suggestions received from Local 

 Societies with regard to the proposed Ordinance for the Destruction of Agricultural 

 Pests and the Sanitation of Plants. The following members of the Board were 

 nominated by H. E. the Governor as a Sub-Committee to consider the suggestions 

 made and draft a final recommendation to Government : — The Hon'ble Mr. S. C. 

 Obeyesekere, Hon. Mr. Beven, Dr. Willis, and Mr. Bamber. 



7. A report was submitted from the Sub-Committee appointed to consider 

 the offer of Mr. M. Simon Fernando Sri Chandrasekara, Mudaliyar of Moratuwa, 

 to hand over to the Society two blocks of land at Horetuduwa, and a site for an 

 Industrial School, together with a sum of Rs. 2,500 towards the cost of initial 

 operations and maintenance. 



The Sub-Committee recommended that the offer be accepted as regardsl 

 the land offered for a flower and stock garden and the cost of opening them, but 

 that the offer of an industrial school was a matter for the consideration of the 

 Director of Public Instruction rather than of this Society. 



The following resolution was proposed by the Hon. Mr. Crawford, seconded 

 by the Hon. Mr. Obeyesekere, and unanimously carried : — 



" That the Society accept the most generous offer of Mudaliyar Simon 

 Fernando Sri Chandrasekara to convey to the Society two blocks of land for 

 experimental purposes, and to expend Rs. 2,500 in the preparation of the lots for 

 the cultivation of fruit, vegetables, and flowers ; and that the thanks of the Society 

 be conveyed to the Mudaliyar." 



Agricultural Society Progress Report. XXI. 



The membership of the Ceylon Agricultural Society is now 1,110. The 



Madura Agricultural and Industrial Association has been affiliated to the Ceylon 

 Agricultural Society as a life member. 



The following are the dates fixed for Agri-Hortieultural Shows :— 



Kurunegala ... ... ... ... August 23, 24, and 25 



Avisawella ... ... ... ... September 7 and 8 



Kegalla ... ... ... ... September 21 and 22 



Telijjawila (Vegetable and Fruit Show) ... September (about end) 



Wellaboda Pattu (Galle) ... ... ... November 16 and 17 



Three Korales and Lower Bulatgama 



(Market Show) ... ... ... October 21 



Batticaloa ... ... ... ... Early in 1907 



Telijjawila ... ... ... ... March 15, 1907 



