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Cette poche, sert de refuge a ses petits. II presente 

 aussi un poisson rare : une sorte de carpe de mer 

 corapletement jaune. 



Lb President : — Vous savez qu'a la derniere 

 Exposition, il a ete accorde un prix pour le meilleur 

 tabac colonial ; ce tabac a ete envoye en Angleterre 

 pour s' assurer s'il avait une valeur commerciale. Un 

 des concurrents qui n'avait pas eu de recompense, a 

 aussi envoye un echantillon de son tabac en Angle- 

 terre. L'honorable M. Fraser a re9U une lettre de 

 Londres a ce sujet. 



Voici cette lettre : 



Copy for Messrs. Currie, Fraser ^' Go. 



" London, 21st April 1885. 

 " Messrs. Chalmers, Guthrie & Co. 



" We beg to report upon the two samples of Leaf 

 Tobacco as follows : 



" Plaisance. — The leaf is very narrow and contains 

 far too much stock, it should be bussed or cut off say 

 about 2 inches from the end of the stock, if such were 

 done and it was shipped in dry condition, we think it 

 would sell in this market and realize about 6d. per lb. 



" Mount Ghoisy. — The sample sent has been cut 

 from the main stem of the plant and shews a great 

 quantity of wood which is perfectly useless, the leaves 

 should be cut away from the plant singly, as near the 

 end of the leaf as possible, the tobacco is of rather 

 wild growth; but yet we think would do for this coun- 



