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It was not found advisable to commence the preparation of ae 
Flora at Kew till material adequately representing ms 
accumulated. It was ultimately entrusted to Mr. J. G. Bak 
CROWN AGENTS TO MR. BAKER. 
Downing Str 
19th Pottery. 1876. 
iene 
Crown Agents have been authorised to pay you a sum 
of £250 on day of the publication of the Flora of Mauritius 
and Seychelles, which they understand you have undertaken to 
re at the instance of the Colonial Government of Mauritius. 
enty copies of the work will be required for transmission to 
that ( Colony, and I would thank Cg to inform me how many 
copies are to be printed and when 
Iam, Sir 
Your obedient Servant, 
(Sgd.) W. T. SARGEAUNT. 
J.G Baker, Esq., 
Royal Gardens, 
Kew 
KEW TO THE COLONIAL OFFICE. 
Royal Gardens, Kew, 
August 2nd, 1877. 
SIR 
I have the honour to forward you a copy of the Flora of 
Mauritius aaa the per nclaie prepared by Mr. J. G. Baker, First 
ssistant in the Herbar of the Royal Gantens, under the 
ey of the Colonial cand of Mauritius. 
Bipeahash in the Island of Rode z As the sheets have 
passed through the Drees they have eee submitted to Sir Joseph 
Hooker, and I have every reason to believe that the Flora will 
be found both creditable and valuable to the Colony 
his services in the preparation of this Flora ‘the sum of 950 
upon the day of its publication. They further stated that twenty 
copies of the work would be required for transmission to 
auritius. 
The publication of the Colonial Flora is undertaken by Messrs. 
L. Reeve & Co., on a general understanding that the sale of 100 
copies is guaranteed. In other cases, as, for example, the Flora 
of British India, this guarantee has been tiie < the Govern- 
ment at whose instance the Flora has bee n pre 
Mr. Baker informs me, however, that in Phis ‘case he only 
