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COCO-NUT PLANTING IN THE 

 WEST INDIES. 



WHEN we were in the West Indies in 

 1890-91, and again in 1895-8, the coco-nut 

 industry, taken as a whole, was a very minor 

 one, but since then more attention has been 

 given to the self-planted lands as well as the 

 planted areas. The industry was represented 

 in Trinidad mainly by the Nariva, Mayaro 

 and Cocorite Cocales, with a few estates just 

 forming. These cocales were formed by self- 



Mr. Hamel Smith, senr., was awarded five medals as above 

 (two gold, one silver, and two bronze) by the Society of Arts 

 and Sciences, Trinidad (W.I.), 1876, when he had charge 

 of the Nariva Cocal in that island. All the medals were the 

 same size, and measure 2| in. across. The gold medal (in the 

 possession of Mr. H. H. S.) weighs 5f oz. 



