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back to our own figures. " As I wrote to the Times, on 

 April 14 of last year," urged out Editor, " 10 per cent, of 

 the cost of a Dreadnought, which would, from all accounts, 

 amount to ^2,250,000, would supply ample funds for two 

 fully equipped colleges at ^100,000 each, three at ^75,000 

 each, or four at ;^55,ooo." 



In order to dispel any idea that the West may be 

 antagonistic to the East having the first college, instead of 

 being, on the contrary, willing to assist the East to get 

 hers first, we call attention to the following portion of our 

 Editor's paper. This paragraph came immediately after 

 the opening one explaining why he had chosen the 

 question of agricultural colleges in the Tropics as the 

 subject of his debate, and in it he told the Congress : — 



" Before I go on to say one word in support, not so 

 much of the claims of the West Indies for an agricultural 

 college, as to show the absolute necessity of this country, 

 if it means to enjoy that share to which it is entitled of the 

 ever-increasing commerce of Latin America, to establish 

 such a college in the Western Hemisphere, I want it to be 

 clearly understood that I am not urging the claim of the 

 West Indies in competition with Ceylon, for such is in 

 no wise my desire. On the contrary, if, pro tern., there 

 is to be only one college, then I agree that Ceylon should 

 have it." 



We were glad to see that the Congress generally and 

 our paper in particular received prominent notice in the 

 Press, and it is this which leads us to hope that we have 

 reached the brow of the hill leading to success, and so can 

 look forward to an easier time before us. The Financier 

 discussed Professor Dunstan's address very fully, and gave 

 striking headlines to the " Proposed Establishment of 

 Colleges." The Financial Times gave our paper two half 

 columns next to the big head-lines reporting the opening 

 of the Rubber Exhibition. " Mr. Hamel Smith dwelt 

 strongly on the necessity of establishing a British 

 Agricultural College in the Western Hemisphere," was 

 the comment of the Daily Telegraph, whilst the Morning 

 Post, the Financial News and other leading newspapers all 

 gave prominence to the plea for agricultural colleges in the 

 Tropics, and seemed pleased that the matter was being so 

 influentially supported. 



