Garden, reported : 'That the Botanic Garden in St. Thomas-in-the- 
-Rast, established more than 50 years ago, has during that period 
received and transmitted for propagation throughout the island 
many valuable plants. That the Royal munificence of his late 
Majesty promoted the object of this institution by vessels-of-war 
employed to collect plants in the settlements of the east and south 
seas, some of which are now naturalized in this island, and more 
might be added, greatly to the advantage of its inhabitants. Your 
Committee, therefore, recommend that proper care may be taken 
to preserve the valuable plants which the Garden now contains. 
That in addition to the above considerations, your Committee are 
of opinion that one object of this institution of chi. I importance 
has never been properly attended to, namely, the investigation of 
the many unknown native plants of this island, which, from the 
properties of those already known, it is reasonable to infer would 
prove highly beneficial in augmenting our internal resources, by 
supplying various articles either for food, for medicine, or for 
manufactures, to be cultivated, prepared and exported as staple 
lea, by which great commercial advantages might be 
ontT!?/ T° ng ° therS the vario us vegetable dyes claim parti- 
cular attention as promising a fruitful field for discovery. That 
i appears to your Committee that the person fit for undertaking 
™lw m 5 uines ™ght to be a well educated and scientific man, 
combining with his botanical knowledge sufficient information in 
qualities of such indigenous plants, and improve (!„■ ,,,„!,„ Pons 
of those already known ; but at the same tin, . < 
strongly recommend that such person should uo.'h, ■■'".'.."i Yd 
man, as i his whole time and . attei , 
the above obWts. Yon.- <\ ;?, ' ,l l'l m '' 1 ,u I"," 
the Commissi 
in the island in 1825 a PP™ved of as a Botanist, and arrived 
to the vanity of Kingston and Spanish Town 
'fast falling to deeay,* warpileecTt "f h ° f Mr ' *«*3»M. 
Htgson; and his petit on! addressed to ft% S ° f Mr ' Thomas 
during 1830-32 shew that the alfowa M t ** Hou9e <* Assembly 
•or the maintenance of the GardeTe™ ■ ?. e were not efficient 
!nLd n e°n c r e emaaerati0n ^ ^ -de V\Zft*3Kg 
f nd\ n he?eei%r^eth° m rrc y „ 0Wi ^ * d " •"-»- 
'report on the best means ?f„i'- Conmitl "" " ;,s ; '1'1>< '< "> 
xpenditnre ( the island and A"''-' '" "' ! '^ ■ 
^rdensatBatheonldTerdV^benefir 
of the public' 
