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A. Permanent Crops. 

 Timber. Coffee. 



Sisal. Wattle. 



Fruit. 



B. Seasonal Crops. 

 Wheat. Linseed. 



Beans. Potatoes. 



Maize. Tobacco. 



Barley. Ground-nuts. 



Oats. Chillies. 



C. Livestock. 

 Horses. Cattle. 



Ostriches. Sheep. 



Pigs. 



And of these the settler can take his choice, selecting 

 one or more or else contenting himself with a mixed 

 farm. 



From a colonising point of view the ultimate aim of 

 the Protectorate must be, not only to get the highest 

 possible value in the annual production, but to carry 

 the largest possible white population that can be sup- 

 ported with a reasonable average prosperity. This 

 goal is generally recognised as desirable ; but as to the 

 steps that should lead towards it there is great diversity 

 of opinion. Possibly the future will shape itself on the 

 same lines as in the best portions of our Australian 

 Colonies. Holdings on the line and round townships 

 will tend to be small and agricultural. Land of similar 

 quality but remote from railways or commercial centres 

 will be subdivided into larger blocks for cattle or sheep. 

 Provided that all goes well, the success of the sheep 

 and cattle will justify the extension of branch lines ; 



