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palm and several other important food plants of wide distribution 

 in the tropics originated in America and were transported by- 

 human agencies to Polynesia, the East Indies, and Africa, in 

 very remote times, or at least in times much antedating the dis- 

 covery of the New World by the Spaniards. 



REPORT ON THE DIPLOMA EXAMINATION 

 HELD IN JAMAICA, DECEMBER, 1906. 



Government Laboratory, 

 Barbados, 1 2th March, 1 907. 

 Sir, 

 I have the honour to forward herewith a report upon the results 

 of my examination for the Diploma of Agriculture at Jamaica. 

 Five candidates presented themselves for examination, the subjects 

 being Agriculture, Chemistry of Agriculture, Botany, Entomology, 

 and Elementary Physics ; and the syllabus of each of these sub- 

 jects was similar to that of 1904. 



2. All the candidates passed, L. L. Carrington being placed in 

 the first Class. Of the candidates who passed in the second Class 

 C. S. Lindo deserves to be commended. I am glad to be able to 

 express the opinion that the answers afford evidence of sound and 

 careful teaching and that the results of the examination are very 

 satisfactory. I have the honour to be, 



Sir, 

 Your most obedient Servant, 



J. P. deALBUQUERQUE, 

 Island Professor of Chemistry and Agricultural Science. 



H. H. Cousins, Esq., M.A., F.C.S. 



Examination for Diploma in Agriculture. 



Jamaica, 1906. 



Subject. 



Full 

 Marks. 



Agriculture 

 Chemistry of 

 Agriculture 

 Botany 

 Entomology 

 Physics 



200 



200 

 100 



50 

 50 



GOO 



L. L. 



Carrington 



123 



156 

 60 

 48 

 40 



C. S. 



Lindo. 



113 



134 



55 

 28 



4i 



427 



371 



S. Dailey. 



P. L. 

 Irving. 



90 



121 



62 

 21 



33 



83 



104 



52 

 34 

 34 



T. U. 

 Dixon. 



91 



90 

 62 



25 

 36 



327 



307 



304 



Percent, of total :— 71 62 55 51 51 



All the candidates passed. L. L. Carrington is placed in the 

 1st Class. Of the candidates who passed in the 2nd Class, C. S. 

 Lindo is to be commended. 



J. P. deALBUQUERQUE, M.A., F.I.C., F.C.S.. 

 Island Professor of Chemistry and 

 Agricultural Science, Barbados, 



Examiner. 



