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formerly in charge of the Agricultural Depart- 

 ment, Jamaica, and Dr. J. Dekker, of the 

 Colonial Museum, Haarlem, 1 Holland, to read 

 through the essays and award the prize. 

 This they did, and agreed that it had 

 been won by the joint essay sent in by 

 Mr, Hudson and Dr. Nicholls (see pp. 153 

 et seq. in this book). 



The subscription list, quite international in 

 character, includes the following names, and 

 I would like to state " right here " (to use an 

 Americanism) that it was Messrs, de Bussy's 

 enthusiastic support on the continent that 

 brought in many of the firms. The Kolonial 

 Wirtschaftlichen Komitee also induced several 

 to subscribe. Here is the complete list: 



H. E. The Secretary of Agriculture, Cuba. 



Messrs. Cadbury Bros., Ltd., England. 



Messrs. J. S. Fry and Sons, Ltd., England. 



Messrs. Rowntree and Co., Ltd., England. 



Messrs. Wm. Porter and Co., England. 



Messrs. Walter Baker and Co., Ltd., U.S.A. 



Messrs. H. O. Wilbur and Sons, Inc., 

 U.S.A. 



Messrs. J. H. de Bussy, Holland, 



Messrs. W. van den Berg, Holland. 



Messrs, van Houten and Zoon, Holland. 



De Indiscke Mercunr, Holland. 



Der Tropenpflanzer, Germany. 



Deutsche Kautschuck Ges., Germany. 



1 Now amalgamated with the Vereeniging Kolonial 

 Institute at Amsterdam. 



