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some people foretold in prospectuses, it still promises to be the most 
successful form of tropical agriculture ever taken up m any British 
Colony. It is to be hoped that the differences will be quickly healed, 
and that all will work together for the common good The mam bone 
of contention is the Immigration Cess, which first started the friction. 
I am a Member of the Immigration Committee and I am * 0 
stand or fall by the Committee’s action. I am confident that the 
Cess will soon be acknowledged to be the best step ever taken in 
connection with labour in the F. M. S. (Applause.) I thank the Gov- 
ernment for acceding to our request re the Hospitals. With legard 
to the loans, H. E. the High Commissioner has sanctioned another 
$500 000 and most of this has been applied for, but loans are being 
made very slowly. In a bad time like this the Government should 
come to the assistance of the planter. 
Mr Harrison thereupon moved the adoption of the report, which 
was seconded by Mr. C. L. Gibson and carried unanimously. 
IX. Mr. Harrison then vacates the Chair, which is filled pro -tern 
by Mr. C. L. Gibson, Mr. Gibson pays a fitting tribute to the splendid 
work done by their first Chairman during a particularly trying time, 
and moves a vote of thanks which is passed by acclamation. 
Mr. Zacharias having been similarly honoured, both gentlemen 
suitably responded. . ,, „ 
The ballot for Chairman and Secretary for the current year is then 
taken ; 
Mr. Harrison 
Mr. F. G. Harvey 
Mr. C. L. Gibson 
Hon. J. Turner 
Abstentions . . . 
and Mr. Zacharias 
Mr. H. M. Darby 
Abstentions ••• 
35 Voters present. 
The result is announced by Mr. C. L. Gibson amidst applause, 
Mr. Harrison thereupon re-occupying the Chair. 
X. “The Agricultural Bulletin.” Mr. Zacharias read out the 
correspondence on this subject with Mr. Ridley, in which the latter stated 
that if the Association contributed $1,000, he could supply 300 copies 
monthly to the Association, containing the minutes of their meetings, etc. 
Mr. Carruthers as an Editor of the Bulletin, having spoken on 
the subject, recommending adoption of the course advocated by 
Mr. Ridley, it is suggested by Messrs. Parkinson and Darby, that the 
Minutes be printed separately, as hitherto, in addition to their 
publication in the Bulletin, 
polling 30 
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35 Voters present. 
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