436 



•[Nov. 1906. 



14. Paddy : Kiushu.—Mv. J. P. William, of Henaratgoda, writes that the 

 Kiushu paddy sown by him did not germinate. 



Mr. V. H. Vanderstraaten reports from Kurunegala :— " I sowed 26 measures 

 of Kiushu paddy at the end of May last ; although it germinated well, the growth 

 was very stunted, and the outturn last week was only f measure of paddy." 



15. Castration of Cattle.— The Government Veterinary Surgeon reports 

 as follow s : — 



To date the figures are 2,621 cattle castrated belonging to 2,122 owners at 

 124 demonstrations. 129 men have been taught the operation. 



A. N. GALBRAITH, 

 1st October, 1906. Secretary, Ceylon Agricultural Society. 



The Ceylon Board of Agriculture. 



The Twenty-fourth Meeting of the Board of Agriculture was held in the 

 Council Chamber on Monday, October 1st, 1906, at 12 noon. 

 His Excellency the Governor presided. 



Others present were :— The Hon'ble Mr. G. M. Fowler, the Hon'ble Mr. 

 Francis Beven, Messrs. E. E. Green, R. B. Strickland, Don Solomon Dias Bandara- 

 nayake (Maha Mudaliyar), Dr. H. M. Fernando, Messrs. E. B. Denham, G. A. Joseph, 

 and the Secretary. 



Mr. R. P. Jayawardene was present as a visitor. 



Business Done. 



1. The Minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



2. List of new members was read. 



3. Progress Report No. XXIII was circulated. 



4. Report of the Government Veterinary Surgeon on the Kegalle Agri- 

 Horticultural Show was read. 



5. A Paper was read by Mr. E, E. Green, Government Entomologist, on 

 the work done at the Silk Experiment Farm at Peradeniya. A brief discussion 

 followed, in which His Excellency the Governor, the Hon'ble Mr, Fowler and Mr. 

 Strickland took part. 



6. The Secretary announced that His Excellency the Governor had been 

 pleased to nominate Mr. R. E. Paranagama, Ratemahatmeya of Pata Dumbara, 

 as a member of the Board for the Central Province, in succession to the late Mr. 

 T. B. Rambukwelle Ratemahatmeya. 



7. On the motion of the Hon'ble Mr. F. Beven, seconded by Don Solomon 

 Dias Bandaranayake, Maha Mudaliyar, it was resolved that the thanks of the 

 Board be conveyed to the following gentlemen for the trouble taken by them in 

 arranging for the various exhibits shown on behalf of the Agricultural Society 

 at the Ceylon Rubber Exhibition : — 



Dr. A. K. Coomaraswamy, for arranging the Arts and Crafts section. 

 Mr. M. Kelway Bamber, for exhibits of coconut products, camphor, and 

 tobacco. 



Mr. E. E. Green, for exhibit of sericulture. 



Mr. C. Drieberg, for exhibit of oils, fibres, and tanning and dyeing stuffs. 



Mr. A. E. Rajapakse, Muhandiram, for samples of cinnamon. 



Mr. C. E. Barber, for exhibit of cocoa and chocolate. 



Dr. H. M. Fernando and Mr. J. W. C. de Soysa for samples of cotton. 



