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XXIIL— THE CULTIVATION OF THE SUGAR CANE 



IN SOUTHERN SPAIN. 



The following information concerning the sugar-cane industry 

 in the Province of Andalusia has been supplied to Kew, in reply 

 to our request for information, through the courtesy of II. M. 

 Secretary of State for Foreign affairs : 



Sir, 



Madrid, 



February 26th, 1914. 



In reply to your despatch IS'o. 44 of this series of the 11th of 

 July last I have the honour to forward a report on sugar cane 

 cultivation in Southern Spain which I have received from His 

 Majesty's Consul at Malaga on the subject- 



I have the honour to be, &c., 



(Signed) Arthur H. Hardixge. 



The Right Hon. 



Sir Edward Grey, Bt., K.G., M.P,, &c. 



British Consulate, 



Malaga 



Sir, 



February 24, 1914. 



I have the honour to enclose herewith, as requested, a report 

 on the cultivation of sugar in this Consular District. So far as I 

 have been able to ascertain there are no official or scientific records 

 of the growth of sugar here. The correct names of the canes do 

 not seem to be known to the growers. They are spoken of by 

 descriptive terms. Should it be considered worth while I could 

 no doubt collect samples of the canes from various plantations 

 and send them to England for analysis and classification. The 

 notes from which my report was written were derived from various 

 persons interested in the cultivation of sugar cane, including the 

 manager of a very large estate, holding the position of an agri- 

 cultural- expert. I am, moreover, particularly indebted to Mr. 

 Vice Consul Murison, of Almeria, for a full report on the one 

 surviving plantation in his district. 



As will be seen from the report itself, the evidence and opinions 

 expressed are not infrequently at variance ; but I have endeavoured 

 to set forth the main facts, and shall not fail to bear the subject 

 in mind for further information if procurable. 



I have the honour to be, &c., 



M. ViLLIERS, 



His Majesty's Ambassador,' ^ H.M.'s Consul. 



Madrid. 



Report ox the cultivatiox of sugar caxe aloxg the 



SOUTHERN SHORES OF SrAlX . 



within the Consular District of Malaga. 



Where grown.^-SngSiT cane is grown in tliis district along the 

 southern shores of Spain in the protected valleys where the 

 temperature is never expected to fall below freezing point," In 



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