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revenue would thus go into their exchequer ; increased 
content would be observable after that, and increased 
stability would be granted to Demerara. He quite saw 
that on the Chairman and the Secretary would depend 
the whole well-being and working of the proposed Board. 
Of course, if they could have afforded to ask for a 
sufficient sum of money to pay a Secretary whose whole 
time would be devoted to the work they should have 
done so, but he thought the Government were perfe6lly 
right to say that they could only begin on a small 
scale before they could incur any large expenditure. 
With regard to the composition of the Board nothing 
had been settled finally. The Government would make 
a proposal which would be placed before the Legislature 
for consideration. If it was their wish that the matter 
should be placed before them before it was discussed by 
the Legislature so as to obtain the views of the experi- 
enced members of the Society, it could be done. He 
thought he could say, as the mouthpiece of the Govern- 
ment, that would be done. As he had already said it 
would be to the advantage of the Government to hear 
the views of experienced agriculturists such as Mr. 
Gilzean on the subje6l, 
Mr. Luke M. Hill seconded. 
The motion was carried unanimously. 
The Assistant Secretary stated that in accordance 
with the expression of opinion at the previous meeting 
letters had been written to the Commercial Hall, Barbados, 
and to the Chamber of Commerce, Trinidad, asking their 
views as to joint representation at the Buffalo Exposition. 
Their replies were read, Barbados being unfavonrable 
and Trinidad contingent on a Government grant. 
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