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Vol. XIII. SATr]!l>AV, AUGUST 1, 1914 X. 



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NOTES AND COMMENTS, 



Contents of Present Issue. 



The fditoiial ni thi.s number deals with the Toronto 

 National E.xhibition, I!n4. It endeavours to show some 

 t)f the ways in whicli the functions of the I'xhibition as 

 an advertising and educational medium foi' the West 

 Indies might be extended. A review is giv( ii ;d-o of 

 West In<lia-( 'anadian tradedurinc;' Ht]3. 



It is possible that Bengal beans will command a 

 paying price as cattle food. On page 243 i.s an article 

 descriliing what has been done in connexion with this 

 matter in St. Vincent. 



(Jn page 244 will lie found an interesting article 

 which goes to show that it may l)e possible to distinguish 

 varieties of cane in theii- y<iung stages of growth, which 

 are similar in general appearance, by means of the 

 •stomatal charactei'istics of the leaves. 



The <|uestion of the price of lime juice anil the sale 

 ■of limes to the (iovernment Lime Juice Factoiv. in 

 St. Lucia, is discussed bi-ietly on page 24.5. 



An interesting note on wild eottons in St. \'incent 

 aj)pi'ars on page 24(). 



An important aiticle on root liorers \\ill In- found 

 under Insect Notes on page 250. On this jjage also is 

 an article which .shows that there is .some po.ssibilitv 

 that unlhriftiness in lime trees may be r.-nised liv 

 iH'iiiatodes or round woims. 



Interesting notes coimected with live stock, on JJage 

 2.51, deal with contagious diseases of cattle in (Juade- 

 loupe, and skin tempeiatuie and fattening capacity in 



The Right Honourable Joseph Chamberlain M.P. 



It is with a profound feeling of sorrow and loss that 

 we place on record the death of the Right Honourable 

 Joseph Chand)erlain, which occurivd on Julv 2. I!I14. 



As Secretary of State lor the Colonies from USiL^ 

 to 1!)()3, Mr. Chamberlain will be remendiered as having 

 shown an intense activity in all matters ivlating to the 



Empire, which was felt alike in the I) iuions and 



throughout the Colonies. 



Fca- his practical intei'est in the West luilies the 

 inlialiitants of these islands will :dways feel a deep 

 feeling of gratitude. The sense of his personal relation- 

 ship with the West Indies was always present in 

 a striking degi-ee and evinced itself in many measures 

 tending to ivlieve the depression that existed at 

 the time of his assuming the otKce of Colonial 

 Minister. At his instigation the West India Royal 

 Commission of 1M()7 was ajjpoiuted, the material out- 

 come of which was the alleviationofthe.se Colonies from 

 considei'able distress through vaiious measures of 

 financial relief; through the participation of the Impei'ial 

 ( Jo\ernment in the Brussels Convention and the conse- 

 quent abolition of sugar bounties: thi-ough the institu- 

 tion of Land Settlement Schemes, and the establish- 

 ment in the West Indies of an Imperial Department of 

 Apiculture. 



Export Trade of British Guiana with Canada, 



1913. 



With further reference to the Handbook entitled 

 the West Indies in Canada, 1!)14, which is mentiijiied 

 in the editorial to this issue, it shoidd be pointed out 

 that unfortunately the statistics for British (Jniana 

 exports to C'anada had to be omitted (^iwing to the 

 belated arrival of the figures at this c)ffice from British 

 Ciiiana after the publication in question had gone to 

 press. It may serve some useful purpose however if the 

 figures are published in these columns. They are of 

 considerable interest and importance since they show 

 an increase in the value of the commodities sent to 

 Canada compared with li)12 and previous yeai-s. 

 British Cuiana .seems to be the only case where the 

 total exports to Canada in 1(113 have exceeded those 

 for 1!I12. 



