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Mr. G. C. Skinner of the Usine Ste. Madeleine is the Honorary 

 Secretary of all these new Societies. Their formation, resulting as it is 

 hoped will be the case, in active co-operation between the cane farmers, 

 and also between the cane farmers and the factories augurs well for the 

 future of the sugar industry of the Colony. 



The Eegistrar's address appears on pages 47 to 51. 



StaflF Changes- — Consequent on the return of two members of the 

 staff from Active Service there have|been some changes in the Department. 



Mr. R. O'Connor has resumed his former post of Manager of River 

 Estate, and Mr. L. Seheult, B.Sc, who acted as Manager during Mr. 

 O'Connor's absence has been appointed Superintendent in place of 

 Mr. J. de Verteuil. 



Mr. R. J. Link, formerly Overseer at the Government Farm, Trinidad, 

 has on his return, been promoted to be Manager of the Government 

 Farm and Oflticer in Charge Botanic Station, Tobago. He has been 

 succeeded at the Government Farm, Trinidad by Mr. L. H. Patterson, 

 who took up the duties of Overseer and Clerk on July 1, 1919. 



Ground Provisions Depot. — The trade of the Depot continues 

 to increase, and the receipts are now about .£500 a month, compared with 

 i£150 to ,£200 a year ago. 



The Committee has been informed by the Government that the 

 Secretary of State for the Colonies, has " learnt with satisfaction of the 

 success which has attended the efforts of the Committee." 



Empire Day Trees. — The present Director of Education, Mr. 

 H. H. Hancock, M.A. has for the last few years done much to encourage 

 the general improvement of the|School gardens of the Colony, by annual 

 competitions, &c. On Empire Day each year the schools have been 

 supplied with decorative or timber trees from the Royal Botanic Gardens. 



This year Mr. Hancock circularized the schools to plant a tree on 

 Empire Day to commemorate the year during which Peace was signed. 



To mark this year's distributions as distinct from those of previous 

 years, a plant of Tecoma pentajyJujlla or the Pink Poui was sent to all 

 the applicants. As this tree is rarely met with it is hoped that in time 

 to come it will serve as a reminder of this particular year to the schools 

 to which it has been distributed. The following schools received one 

 plant : — Guapo, Williamsville, Los Bajos, San Fernando CM. I., Princes 

 Town, Grande Riviere, Indian Walk, Arima Boys, Toco E.C., St. Ann's 

 Road, Longdenville, St. Joseph Government, Siparia CM., Cedros 

 Government, Chaguanas Government, and Mt. Pleasant. 



The Pink Poui Tecoma pentaphijlla is a large tree closely related to 

 the Yellow Poui so common in the hillsides and like it flowering when 

 quite or almost bare of leaves. Each leaf is composed of four or five 

 stalked leaflets of unequal size, the larger about 6 in. x 2\ in. The flowers 

 borne in loose clusters are of a pale rose colour with a yellow throat, 

 fading with age ; as the whole tree becomes a mass of blossoms the 

 appearance is very ornamental. The individual trumpet shaped flowers 

 are about 3 in. long, and open during March and April. 



Fine specimens of this tree can be seen in flower annually at Couva 

 Railway Station, Tunapuna Recreation Gound, Errol Park St. Ann's, 

 Port-of-Spain. It is a native of Tropical America. 



W. G. FREEMAN. 



