ii. The Tropics for a Living 



chance to earn their living on this side, and the best, in fact 

 the only way that this can be done, is for the men to look 

 elsewhere for a living and for a chance to help extend the 

 trade and prosperity of the Empire at the same time. 



We are told that the United Kingdom has twelve million 

 more mouths to feed than she can properly fill, and that these 

 extra millions should be encouraged and guided to our vast 

 territories overseas. Included in this is a surplus of about 

 two million women, whilst Canada, America, &c., need just 

 that number. We must, therefore, do all we can to start the 

 stream, and to see that it follows the easiest and safest course. 

 I trust that both those who wish to make the journey as well 

 as those who are to act as guides, may find some useful points 

 on how to go ahead in the following pages. 



In the section on Finance, I specially commend pages 67 

 to 70 and 75 to your notice, whilst all that is claimed as to the 

 value of Agricultural Colleges in the tropics should be care- 

 fully studied, so that when the cry comes for more colleges, 

 those who have need of their help will realize what a fight we 

 had — from igo6 to 1921 — to get the first started. 



H. Hamel Smith. 



5, Great Tower Street, 



London, E.C.3. 



July 1, 1922. 



