JAMAICA. 



BULLETIN 



LIBRARY 



OF THE NEW YORK 



DEPARTMENT OF A(JBI0D1TDRE. B SI^. L 



Vol. V. FEBRUAKY & MARCH, 1907. Parts 2 & 3. 



WEST INDIAN AGRICULTURAL 

 CONFERENCE, 1907.° 



The President and Representatives of the sixth West Indian 

 Agricultural Conference arrived at Kingston, Jamaica, in the 

 Imperial Direct West Indian Steamship ' Port Kingston' at day- 

 break on Friday, January nth, when they were met by His 

 Excellency the Governor, the members of the Reception Com- 

 mittee, and a large number of the principal officials, men of 

 business, and planters of the island. 



Arrangements had been made for a number of excursions to 

 various parts of the island. One party paid a visit to St. Catherine 

 to see the banana [under irrigation on Mr. Hotchkin's estate] ; 

 rubber and citrus cultivations, and the cassava starch factory 

 at Eltham Park. The Vere district was visited by another party, 

 where opportunities were obtained of seeing banana cultivation 

 under irrigation, and the cotton cultivation of the Vere Estates Co. 

 Ltd. ; after the sugar works at Money Musk had been inspected, 

 the party proceeded to the citrus grove of Dr. Tillman at Camden, 

 which is probably the best of its kind in the West Indies. On 

 the return journey, the representatives were able to see the new 

 central sugar factory which is in course of being erected at Par- 

 nassus. 



On the following day most of the delegates availed themselves 

 of an invitation to visit Port Antonio as guests of the Hotel 

 Titchfield. The special train by which the party travelled made 

 stops at Highgate and Orange Bay to enable the visitors to inspect 

 banana and cacao cultivations. A ball was given at the Hotel 

 Titchfield on Saturday evening. 



On Sunday, January 1 3, a special service was held at the King- 

 ston Parish Church, when his Grace the Archbishop of the West 

 Indies was the preacher. 



On Monday, January 14, the Conference was opened at the Old 

 Mico School-room in Kingston, by His Excellency the Governor, 

 Sir Alexander Swettenham, K.C.M.G., who expressed his great 

 pleasure in welcoming to Jamaica the Conference delegates and 



* From " Agricultural News," VI., 125; 9 Feb. 7. 



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