98 SAINT VINCENT, TUESDAY, 10 APRIL, 1951.-(No. 18).


He will inform them in due course when
and where to attend and will give each
a note of introduction.
 3. The charge for an ordinary consul-
tation is ten dollars ($10.00) which must
be paid to the Steward Colonial Hospital
before the consultation. Charges for
specially long consultations or for opera-
tions will be by arrangement.
 4. Charges include the cost of a
prescription for glasses where this is
necessary, but do not include the cost of
glasses. Glasses are not supplied.
 5. Charges may be reduced or omitted
in cases of poverty on the recommend-
ation of a Justice of the Peace, a
Clergyman, a Member of Legislative
Council, the Headmaster of a School or
any Poor Relief Committee. Such re-
commendations should be given to the
patient for submission to the District
Medical Officer

 E. D. B. CHARLES,
 Senior Medical Oficer.

Medical Department,
 St. Vincent,
 27th March, 1951.
(M. 27/1943).


 GOVERNMENT COTTON GINNERY.

 NOTICE.

 All Cotton Growers are requested to
notify the Manager, Government Cotton
Ginnery in writing, at the time of
delivery of their seed cotton to the
Ginnery, of their intentions in regard to
the disposal of the lint.
 2. All lint will be shipped to the
Raw Cotton Commission, Liverpool at
the f. o. b. price of 5/- per lb. for 1950/51
Crop previously offered and accepted,
unless the Manager is notified to the
contrary.
 3. All growers who do not intend
shipping their cotton to the Raw Cotton
Commission must remove salne within
two weeks of notification that their
cotton has been ginned and baled; all
bales not so removed will be charged
warehouse rent at Government fixed
rates.
 4. All cotton growers are reminded
that the Government Cotton Ginnery
hais insured the whole island's crop as
was done in 1950.

 V. G. DASILVA,
 Manager.


 COTTON CLOSE SEASON.

 Notice is hereby given that an Order
 in Council gazetted on the 3rd April,
 1951, declares the Close Season for
 Cotton to be as follows:-
 St. Vincent-from 1st May, 1951 to
 15th August, 1951.
 Bequia & Mustique-from 15th April,
 1951 to 31st July, 1951.
 St. Vincent Grenadines-(e x c e pt
 Bequia & Mustique) from 1st May,
 1951 to 15th July, 1951.
 All cotton and ochro plants must be
 destroyed before the Close Season com-
 mences. Owing to the prevalence of
 Pink Boll Worms, growers are asked to
 pay particular attention to the cleaning
 up of their cotton houses.
 Any person not complying with the
 Close Season regulations will be liable
 to prosecution.

 M. A. G. HANSCHELL,
 Superintendent of Agricultur e.
 6th April, 1951.
 (B. 14/1951).


 NOTICE.

 PORT ELIZABETH TOWN BOARD
 BY-ELECTION.

 The Warden will be in attendance at
the Warden's Office on the 23rd day of
April 1951 between the hours of 10 a.m.
and 12 noon for the purpose of taking
nominations to fill the vacancy on the
Port Elizabeth Town Board created by
CYRIL MITCHELL. he having missed
three (3) consecutive meetings.
 Should a poll be required it will be
taken on Monday 30th April 1951,.
between the hours of 9 a.m and 5.30 p.m.

 HOWARD E. McINTOSH,
 Warden.
Port Elizabeth,
 Bequia.
 9th April, 1951.


 GEORGETOWN TOWN BOARD
 NOTICE.

 It is notified for general information
that the Georgetown Library will be
opened on Wednesday 18th April, 1951.
 A cordial invitation is extended to the
general public.


ST. AUBYN CATO,
 Chairman.


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