334 COCOA 



CHAP. 



on the West by lands of 



Being part of the said Estate, on agreement 



with the Owner to plant the same in Cocoa trees in a regular and 

 husbandlike manner, but the said agreement was not at the time 

 reduced into writing ; And whereas the Owner arid Contractor 

 are desirous of bringing the said existing Contract within the 

 provisions of the Agricultural Contract Ordinance of 1889 



It is now agreed as follows : 



1st. The Contractor shall continue from the date hereof to 

 plant such part of the said land as is not yet planted in Cocoa trees 

 in a regular and husbandlike manner, and complete planting the 

 whole within days ; such Cocoa trees to be planted at 



(14) feet by (14) feet, and Immortelle trees to be planted at (42) 

 feet by (42) feet in the centre of the Cocoa rows, and shall keep 

 the whole of the trees heretofore and henceforth to be planted in 

 a good and husbandlike manner. 



2nd. The Contractor shall not plant any Rice nor more than 

 one crop of Corn on the said land unless the consent of the Owner 

 in writing is first obtained. 



3rd. The Contractor shall not remove any plants, timber, or 

 grass, or burn charcoal unless the consent of the Owner in writing 

 is first obtained. 



4th. The Contractor shall destroy all ants' nests that are 

 and may come upon the land granted under this agreement. 



5th. The Contractor shall plant and keep a nursery of Cocoa 

 and Immortelle trees planted from seed, and such plants are to be 

 used only for supplying the said lands when necessary. 



6th. The Contractor shall weed or cutlass his contract four 

 times a year in February, May, August, and November, and supply 

 the missing trees at each cleaning, or the Owner may, if he thinks 

 fit, do so and charge the Contractor with the costs. 



7th. The Contractor shall dig all small drains (12) inches by 

 (12) inches at the distance of feet from each other, and 



spread the earth dug therefrom at his own cost, or the Owner may, 

 if he thinks fit, have them dug and the earth spread and charge 

 the cost to the Contractor. Owner to show the Contractor how 

 the drains are to be dug. 



8th. The Contractor shall not trim his Cocoa trees or 

 Immortelle trees unless the consent of the Owner in writing is 

 first obtained, or under his direction. 



9th. The Contractor shall not pick his Cocoa without notify- 

 ing the Owner at least twenty-four hours before picking. 



10th. The Contractor shall not allow any foreign trees to 

 grow on his contract, such as Bois Lorme, Corkwood, Hog Plum, 

 Trumpet Wood, or any Stumps ; if he does the Owner may, if he 



