A FORTNIGHTLY REVIEW libra, 



OF THE NEW Yd 



IMPERIAL DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOR THE WEST INDIES. T^uL' 



Vol. VIII. No. 187. 



BARBADOS, JUNE 26, 1909. 



Price Id, 



Canadian Exhibitions, 1909. 



A^ r^^^ HE efforts that have been made in the 

 Vv" ■-'^v"ji past few years to secure the representa- 

 & rjCjCi% tion of the West Indies and British Guiana 

 at the annual Exhibitions held in the Dominion of 

 Canada, and thereby effectually to bring the resources 

 of these colonies under the notice of the people in 



Canada, havinij proved so successful, it is now 

 generally recognized that it is very essential that the 

 good work thus initiated should be continued, and that 

 the interest whicli lias been aroused in West Indian 

 products should be stimulated as much as possible. 



With this end n view, steps have been taken to 

 secure space at the l'L\hibitions that will be lield this 

 year, and the Permanent E.xhibition Connnittees in 

 each colony have betii asked to colleoc e.xhibits to be 

 forwarded. 



The date of the National Exhibition at Toronto 

 has been fixed for August 30 to September 13 : while 

 the Exhibition at Ottawa will oj)en on September 10. 

 As the two Exhibitions will be in progress at about 

 the same time, the difficulty of placing the exhibits on 

 show at both Exhibitions is considerably increased. lb 

 has been suggested, however, that Messrs. Pickford 

 & Black, who have again promised to convey the 

 exhibits from the West Indies to Canada free of charge, 

 and to undertake their arrangement at the Exhibi- 

 tions, by working on Saturday night and Sunday, 

 might be able to arrange for the transfer of the 

 exhibits from Toronto to Ottawa in time for the open- 

 ing of the Exhibition at th(! latter city. It is very 

 doubtful whether this can be managed, but it is hoped 

 that all of the colonies will agree to provide the 

 additional funds required to make it possible to take 

 advantage of the suggestion, in case Slessrs. Pickford 

 & Black find themselves in a position to carry it out, 



The appointment of a Royal Commission to con- 

 sider the question of the trade relations between the 

 West Indies and Canada, the members of which will 



