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in the Bulletin of the Royal Gardens, Kew, March and April, 

 1896. I am sending a copy of this out to-day to the Hon. Sir 

 Richard McBride, with a view to interesting him in my sugges- 

 tion that the Province should present another Spar to theGardens, 

 and I am in hopes he will bring it before the great Timber 



Concerns of the Province, and induce them to select a really good 

 one. 



As an old lover of Kew Gardens, it would be a great pleasure 

 to me to be able to inform you that the people of British Columbia 

 were determined to be well represented in that respect in your 

 beautiful Gardens. 



Yours faithfully, 



(Signed) J. H. Turner, 



Agent-General for British Columbia. 



Office of the Agent-General for British Columbia, 



23rd February, 1914. 



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Dear Sir, 



Referring to the Agent-General's letter to you of the 17th 

 December last and your reply, re the Kew Gardens Flagstaff, a 

 communication has to-day been received from the Hon. W. R. 

 Ross, K.C., Minister of Lands, British Columbia, informing the 

 Agent-General that a flagstaff could be obtained in British 

 Columbia which would be in the neighbourhood of 225 ft. in 

 height, asking further whether such a flagstaff would be accept- 

 able to the Authorities of the Royal Botanic Gardens. 



Tours faithfully, 



(Signed) J. A. Turxer, 



Secretarv. 



Eoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 



February 25th, 1914. 

 Dear Sir, 



I am desired by the Director to acknowledge the receipt of 

 your letter of 23rd February, informing us that a communication 

 has been received from the Hon. W. R. Ross, K.C., Minister of 

 Lands, British Columbia, to the effect that a flagstaff of some 

 225 ft. in height could be obtained in British Columbia, and 

 asking if such a flagstaff would be acceptable for the Eoyal 

 Botanic Gardens. 



height mentioned would be very acceptable and would form a 

 most striking and interesting feature in the Eoyal Botanic 



Gardens, Kew. 



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