Reports to the Colonial Office. 171 



Kino'h Hocbe, Jamaica, 



8^/1 March, I'JOl. 



To Tjik Rkhit IIox. J. Cii.vmukhlaix, M.P., etc. 



Siu, — I have the honour to tnuismit to yon a copy of a jtaniphlet 

 by Dr. J. K. Duertlen on the suhjeet of Fisheries in the Wttst Indies and 

 to fonnnend it to your consideration. 



1'. I understand fn»ni I)r. Duerden that Dr. M<»rris has expres-sed 

 himself very favourably with rcf^ard to the sui^jrestiouH containe<l in the 

 jMiper, and that it is ]M)ssii»l<' he may ret-ommend that exj)erim<nts for 

 j;ivinir effect to them should Ik' carried out in connection with, and under 

 the auspices of, tlie Imperial Department of Ajrriculture for the West 

 Indies. 



3. Were the financial circumstances of Jamaica different t<» what tlicy 

 are, I should consider it desirjilde that efforus should Ik.- made by the 

 Colonial (Jovernment to improve and develop the fisheries of the island. 

 Any such efforts are, however, for the present, at all events, " lx.'yond the 

 ninj:e of practical politic-s." 



4. I feel, however, that it would be of threat benefit to the Colony if 

 exiKTimeiits in the directions sn^ji^ested l)y l)r. Duerden, iKirticularly with 

 reiTiird U^ the artificial breedint( and culture of tuilles, could Iw carried 

 out, and I shall be verv <rlad to learn that von have found vourself able to 

 sanction any recommendation which Dr. Morris may make for the matter 

 lK'in<; Uiken in hand by the Imperial Dejuirtment of Ai^riculture. 



I have, etc., 



(Si«,Mied) Aur.usTU.s W. I>. HKMMrxc, 



Governor, 



Britisu Muskum (Nat. Hist.), 



CromwoU Road, S.W., 



Srd Hay, 1901. 



To H. Beutua-m Cox, Es^p, 



Colonial Otlice, Downing; St., S.W. 



Sitt, — In accordance with Mr. Secretary ChamlHrlain's request, 

 conveyed in your letter of .\pril I'lUh, I have considered the lett4.'r of 

 Dr. Morris and Dr. Duenlen's liei>ort on the ^larine Kcsourcvs of tlie 

 West Indies, of which vou were ^ood enough to .send me copies. 



The matter referred to Iuls Ix-en for .some time undrr my considenttion, 

 and I find myself in entire a«:reement with Dr. Morris. I think it would 

 be a most valuable stcjt in the i)ul)lie interest were the Marine Hesonn^es 

 of the West Indian Islands Uiken up Jis a ]«>rt of the rcse!in-h work 

 entnisted to the Imperial Depjutmeiit of A^rricnltnre for the West Indit>s. 



The iMij>er by Dr. Duerden on "Tlie Marine Ke.s<(urccs of the West 

 Indies'* is a valuable one. The various sources of we^dth in the scjis of 

 the West Indies are each carefully sketche*!. Hy the references made to 

 marine invi'stiirations carrie«l on elsewhere. Dr. Duenlen -' timt he is 



well informe<l in the sulije<-t, whilst his olwervations and __ — i ions and 

 ffeneral handling; of the subject show orijrinality and full com)>etcncc. 

 Dr. Duerden has had a thorou'.:hly sound tminini; as a s<'ientific ' t. 



His oriijinal naiters, as well as the present ri'|H»rt on the Marine K- -..■;.*.« 

 of the West Indies, prove him to \k a trustworthy scientific adviser, who 



