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THE AGEICULTURAL NEWS. 



June 21, 190-2. 



COMMERCIAL INQUIRIES IN THE WEST 

 INDIES. 



Tlie following i.s a complete list of officers designated 

 \}\t to tae present in the West Indies to undertake the duties 

 of reiciving and answering commercial inquiries which may 

 J.e addressed to them either by the Commenial Intelligence 

 Hianch of tlie Board of Traded or by Merchants and British 

 trader.s who may seek advice : — 



B;ihamas...The Colonial Secretary, Nassau. 



P.Hil>iidos...Tho Colonial Secretary, Bridgetown. 



ilritish ( kiiana. . .The Controller of Customs, Georgetown. 



British Honduras... The Colonial Secretary, Belize. 



Grenada... The Controller of Customs, Grenada. 



Jamaica. ..The Colonial Secretary, Kingston. 



l>eeward Islands... The Treasurer, Antigua. 



8t. Lucia. ..The Administrator, St. Lucia. 



St. Vincent... The Supervisor of Cu.stonis, St. Vincent. 



Trinidad. ..The Collector of Custom.s, Trinidad. 



It is suggested, that, in all cases commercial inquiries 

 should go through the Connnercial Intelligence Branch of the 

 Jioard of Trade, 50, Parliament St., London, S.W., as the 

 infoiiiiiition required may sometimes be already available at 

 that \Ui,mh.— \ noanl of TyaJe Journal, April 3, 1902.] 



HAND-BOOKS TO THE WEST INDIES. 



The following Hand-books afford interesting information 

 of a descrijitive, statistical and general character resi)ecting 

 tlie West Indies. They also contain particulars respecting 

 the inip(M-ts and exports and the agricultural resources of the 

 CWonies enumerated : — 



HvMi-BooK OF Jamatca fob 1002, CdMiprising Histori- 

 cal, Statistical and General Information concerning tlie Isbmd. 

 Twenty-second j'ear of publication. London : Kdward Stanford, 

 2(5 and 27 Cockspur Street. Jani.iica : (Jovernnunt Printing 

 Oftice, Kingston. 



Hi'.iiisH GriASA Directory anm .\i.mvn\ik foi I'.kil*. 

 Geoi-getown, Demerara : 0. K. Jardine. 



Tr.iMi>Ai> ANO ToB.u:o Year Book, 1!)I)2. Thirty-seventh 

 year of i.s.suc. Compiled by James Henry t'olkus. Port-of- 

 ,Sp.ilii : Mnir, Mar.sh.dl & Co. 



Thk Mirror Almanack ani> (iKNKRAi, Commkri i\r. DiiiKC- 

 T"K\ «>!' Trinidad anmi ToBAoo. Port-of-Sp.iin : ^^lU■ Hidtlicrs. 



TukGrknaha TTand-book, Dirkctorv and .\i.maxack i-m; 

 THk; vkvr 1902. Compiled by the Colonial Secretary. Ijoiid(iii : 

 Sampson Low, Marston & Co., Ltd. 



Tiu Si. LiciA Hasd-book, DirectoKv. and Ai.mvnai 

 1902. Compiled l>y Kvrr.ird (;. (ian-.iway. Castriis. I'.KI-J. 



LiiMcniDi rn's West 

 DiuiK TORY. J. N. Lightl) 



Inthan I)irhitoi;\ 

 •urn, St. Tliom;i«. 



AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS 

 THE WEST INDIES. 



IN 



Jamaica Board of Agriculture : I'huii-n^mi : The Hon"ble 

 Sydney Olivier, C.M.G. ; .Scri-e^o;/ : W. R. Buttenshaw, M. \., 

 B.Sc. ; i'lft/iV'i^i'iii— Occasional Bulletin. 



Jamaica .Agricultund Society (with thirty two affiliated 

 Branches). Kingston, Jamaica. J' reaiili'iit : i>ir .\ugiistus \\'.L. 

 Hemming, G.C.M.G. Drpiihj Vhiiiniuni : Hon'blc Win. Faw- 

 cett, B.Sc, F.L.S. Scmfarii : John Barclay. ri'Ulaitivn : 

 "Journal of the Jamaica Agricultunvl Society." 



Royal Jamaica Society of Agriculture it Commerce \' 

 Merchants' E.xchaiige, Kingston, Jamaica. Freaideiif : Hon'ble 

 Lieut-Colonel Ward, C.M.G. Secretanj : J. L. A.shenheim. 

 I'lihtirtitioii : .\iiiiual Report. 



The Institute of Jamaica : Kingston, Jamaica. ClKiirmini : 

 Sir Fielding Clarke. Sirivfarir- Frank Cundall, F.S..\... Ciirntor 

 of MiiMnon : E.S. Paiiton I'lihliaiflinis '■Jcairnal of the Listitute 

 of Jamaica." "Jam.iic.v in IWl." 



Kingston it St. .\iulrew Horticultural Society. Kingston, 

 Jamaica. Fnxidint : Hon'blf Wm. Fawcett, B.Sc. i<evretanf : 

 William Harris, F.L.S. 



British tiuiana Board of Agriculture, Georget<pwn, Demera- 

 ra. Chtiiniiiiu : Hon'ble A.M. Ashmore, C.M.G. liipnlij Clidir- 

 vion : J. B. Harrison, M.A., C.M.G., ; Seri-pfiirij : Oscar Weber : 

 Aqrirvlfii.nil IiiKfnirtdi- : R. Ward : Ai^xlstiiiit Iii.ifriii-tur l,i 

 Aiirlcvltiire : J. E. Beckett (i>n probation) ; Vvtminiinj 

 ,S'iov/r'«ii : J. A. Raleigli. 



British Guiana Royal .Agricultural it Coiiimerci.al Society 

 Georgetown, Demerara. Pir.iidint : Luke M. Hill, B..A., 

 M.I.C.E. Scartiinj : Thomas Daley. Lucul Secn-ttiri( : (Berbice.) 

 Dr. ('. F. Castor. Axuisfdnt Sern-ttir>i ami Lihrariaii : J. Rod- 

 way, F.L.S.. ('iii-(ifi))- iif Miiseidii : Richard Evans, M.A., B.Sc, 

 Fiihlinitidji : "Journal of the Rojal Agriculture and Commer- 

 cial Society of British Guiana." 



Trinidad Agricultural Society, Port of-Spain, Trinidad. 

 l-rrxiilcit : Sir .\lfred Moloney. K. C.M.G. !<,,-,rf„ni : Edgar 

 Tripii. Fiihlinifi,!,, : "Proceedings of the Agricultural Society 

 of 'i'rinid.ul." 



Grenada Agricultural Society, St George's, Grenada. Presi- 

 (/f/if : Sir Robert B.Llewelyn, K. C.M.G. t^eci-efanj : W. E. 

 Broadway. Piihllmiion : Minutes of Meetings. 



Barbados General .Vgricultural Society it Reid School of 

 Practical Chemistry, Bridgetown, Barbados. Prcsiiliitf : Siv. 

 (Jeorge C. Pile, Kt. Sirirlnrir- J- H. Poyer. PnhlinitioH : 

 " Barbados Agricultural Cazette and Planters' Journal." 



St. Lucia Agiicultuval Society, Castries, St. Lucia : Pysi 

 ,;,.„( : Secretanj : R. G. McHugli. 



Dominica Agricultural Societv. Roseau, Dominica. Pirs- 

 hlrnt: The Hon'ble H. Hesketh Bell. t<,cnUii<i : A. K. Agar. 



.\ntigiia Agricultural 

 ,S'(e/rf<(i-;/ ; W. N. Sands. 



S(icietv. Presitlod- 



Till Barbados Directory and West Indus (Iknekm. 

 Al>v ERrisEIt, l!M)I. Compiled by S. .), Kr.isrr. I'.ridgi-lowii 

 Barbados ; King it Co. 



St. Kitt; 

 able K. C. T 



Nevis Agricultural Society. Preshleiif : Honour- 

 Mid. Krcifhinj: C. A Smith. 



AND ( OVMEUrl Kl. 



I Further particulars of Agricultural and Hoiticultur.il 

 Institutions in the West Lldies would l>e gladly received for 

 this list. Als,. fixtures for Agricultural Shows for l!t(l2.] 



