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the most frequently and disastrously visited by 

 cyclones. In some localities they recur almost 

 every third or fourth year, with ominous regu- 

 larity." 



Asked to name the various countries in the order 

 of their desirability from a planting standpoint 

 we should be disposed to mention : (1) Malabar, 

 (2) West Africa, (3) Dutch East Indies, (4) Ceylon, 

 (5) East Africa, (6) Malaya, (7) Papua, (8) the 

 West Indies. Most of these regions are under 

 British control and likely to prove, in certain 

 respects, more agreeable and remunerative to 

 Europeans. In the Philippines, Mexico, Panama 

 and other foreign regions, the laws, customs, general 

 system of living and character of the white popula- 

 tion might not commend themselves to citizens 

 who are accustomed to enjoy the maximum of 

 personal liberty and general freedom of action. 

 Naturally, the personal tastes and requirements of 

 intending planters are likely to differ considerably, 

 but there are few who would care to altogether 

 disregard these considerations. 



