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The cigars exhibited by Mr Ch. Lienard (Chebel) 

 were made of suitable material and the workmanship 

 was also good ; but their production can only have a 

 local interest, as for exportation, apart from the disad- 

 vantage of differential duties, striking more heavily 

 manufactured tobacco, I fear they could hardly compete 

 with cigars manufactured here, in quality and economy. 



To sum up, I will quote a paragraph of a report 

 recently drawn up on the subject by the Tobacco Trade 

 Section of the London Chamber of Commerce. 



" For the guidance of Colonists," say the Committee 

 " we venture to point to the obvious conclusion that the 

 " acquisition of a true knowledge of the special class of 

 ' tobacco, naturally produced in their various localities, 

 " is first of all necessary. It would be a waste of effort 

 " to attempt the growth of any other variety, or to 

 " prepare it for a pm-pose to which it is not adopted, 

 " "vhether for segars, the pipe, or for cigarettes. It 

 " may also be mentioned that, though tobacco of a sort 

 " will grow almost any where, it is only in special limited 

 " localities, even in the countries which have proved 

 '' well adapted for its cultivation, that the superior or 

 " paying classes of each sort can alone be produced. 

 " This points to the necessity of a careful and experimental 

 " selection of site, and of due observation of results, 

 " guided, if possible, by a knowledge of the article 

 " itself, a knowledge of the constituents of the soils, and 

 " of the requirements of the world^s markets." 



In conclusion, I will point out, the progress recently 



