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Mechanical Department—Mr. Quinn, late mechanical master at the 
College, has been appointed lecturer and demonstrator in the mechanical 
branch at the College. It is needless to say that this appointment is an acqui- 
sition to the staff, because Mr. Quinn’s services have always been much sought 
after, and highly appreciated here. All the buildings that have been erected by 
the College were built under his supervision. A good deal of the time of the 
blacksmith and carpenter was occupied in assisting at the erection of the new 
centrifugal pump on the Lockyer Creek. Ploughs were overhauled and 
repaired ; wagons, drays, and weighbridge were put in good order, The remains 
of the chaffcutter, which suffered through fire at the hayshed, were cleaned and 
got ready for rebuilding. Gates were made and hung, fences erected and 
repaired. Steps leading to the platform at the College Railway Station were 
put in. 
QUEENSLAND CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE. 
By the courtesy of the Hon. the Secretary for Agriculture, we are 
permitted to publish the following notes of the business transacted by the 
Chamber of Agriculture during the past month. The secretary, Mr. I’. W. 
Peek, writes :— : 
In forwarding the attached brief notes of the business transacted during 
the past month, I am directed to thank the Hon. the Minister for Agriculture 
for his kindness in acceding to the request of this chamber’s affiliated 
societies in allowing a few brief notes to be published in the Journal. Tam 
also desired to acknowledge the help and assistance rendered the chamber by 
the officers and staff of experts attached to the Department of Agriculture for 
their kindness at all times, in being ready to advise on all matters brought 
before their notice, and to express the hope that the good work now being 
undertaken by this chamber may get the moral and practical sympathy and 
support urgently necessary to the future well-being of one and all interested in 
the agricultural and pastoral progress of Queensland. 
During the past month several matters of interest have been brought 
forward and discussed, some of the more important being :— 
The appointment of a deputation to wait upon the Minister for Agricul- 
ture and Education in reference to agricultural education in State schools ; the 
Minister, after hearing the views explained, stated his sympathy with the 
objects desired, and has caused a circular to be issued to the various inspectors 
of Education Department to report as to what appreciable advantages have 
‘accrued from such instruction given in the past. 
The question of compiling a certified list of judges for the various branches 
of the agricultural industry having been raised by various affiliated societies, 
the chamber passed the matter on to the National Agricultural and Industrial 
Association, asking them to take the necessary steps to give it effect. This has 
been done, and a circular letter is now being forwarded, asking the various 
societies to get the names of individuals specially qualitied to act as judges and 
forward them in. 
A deputation also waited upon the Minister for Agriculture, at the 
request of the Drayton and Toowoomba Agricultural and Horticultural Society, 
to endeavour to have an amount placed upon the Estimates to defray the cost 
of railway fares of judges attending shows in an official capacity; also, a 
request was made by the chamber for reduced railway fares for members 
attending conferences, meetings, or as delegates for agricultural societies. 
_ The Minister, whilst agreeing with the objects aimed at, placed the serious 
question of finance before the deputation, and pointed out that this question 
involved more than his department, as it was a matter also for the Minister for 
Railways to consider. Anyway, he (the Minister) promised to consult with his 
colleagues and to see what could be done. 
