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destruction by peaceful penetration of, among other British industries, 

 that of the West Indian sugir-cane planters, and this rendered necessary 

 the Royal Commission of that year, whilst at present by the destruction of 

 civilisation through fear engendered by his diabolical crimes, he seeks the 

 tyrannical c ntrol of the peoples and of the industries of the whole world. 



Among the mainstays of the sugar industry whom we have lost by 

 death are the former Presidents of this Society, the Honourables B. 

 Howell Jones, E. C. Luard, and George Garnett, and our former prominent 

 members, — Robert Allan, A Barr, S. M. Bellairs, G. M. Bethune, A. Braud, 

 S. R. Cock ran, W. Craigcn, J. B. Finney, Harry Garnett, A. R. Gibson, 

 A. P. Mackay, J. B. Mayers, F. V. McConnell, J. Monkhouse, Cecil 

 Morris, A. Summerson, and G. B. Steele ; whilst of our past Presidents 

 R. G. Duncan and F. I. Scard and of our prominent members, W. P. 

 Abell, W. P. Ebbells, L. Jones, H. von Ziegezar, W. A. Wolsley, and 

 C. G. A. Wyatt have left the Colony. We still have with us the 

 veteran Charles Ross of colony-wide interests, F. C. S. Bascom, H. L. 

 Humphrys, J. Juuor and H. SeedorfY. 



Of those who were prominent in advocating the claims of the various 

 Agricultural industries other than sugar, we have lost by death our 

 former Piesident, the Honourable A. Weber, "The Father of the Minor 

 Industries," W. P. Binuic, Jacob Conrad that staunch advocate for 

 practical agricultural education, Thomas Garnett, the Reverend F. C. 

 Glasgow, the Grand Old Man of our African fellow colonists, D. M. Hutson, 

 J. H. de Jong, foremost in the exploitation of our mineral resources, 

 the Be vt rend Father Messini, the practical Evangelist of agricultural and 

 industrial work among the Indians of the Moruga District, S. Ogle, G. H. 

 Richter, the Rev. D. J. Reynolds, Captain White, and Bassell Winter; 

 whilst the Reverend Gibson Fisher, constant advocate of work and pro- 

 gress, Dr. H. B. Ford, foremost among the earlier advocates of the banana 

 cultivation, and our untiring expert organiser T. S. Hargreaves are in 

 other lands, and Father Purcell, now, as then interests himself in every- 

 thing for the advancement of his people and especially in their pastoral 

 rursuits. 



Among those death has claimed among our Former Presidents, who 

 were not actively interested in agricultural pursuits, are Sir Cavendish 

 Boyle whose breezy optimism, always in the ascendant, acted as a tonic to 

 our bygone advocates of colonial progress ; (I. F. Franks, prodigy of all- 

 round interests and learning : and G. 11. llawtayne, the foremost West 

 Indian humorist of his day ; whilst L. M, Hill and Henry Kirke are en- 

 joying their well-earned leisurse in retirement. Our then prominent 

 members Dr. Anderson, B. S. Bayley, George Bagot, Dean Caswell, N. 

 Darnell Davis, the historian and bibliophile of the West Indies, H. J. 

 GUadwin, Bishop Swaby, and James Thomson of " Argosy " fame have 

 joined the majority ; but we have with us still our past President, the 

 Honourable J. B. Laing ; W. Cunningham, the Honourable G. R. 

 Harnett, Dr. Rowland, who with J. E. Bewick was the moving force 

 among the Berbicians, thai untiring pioneer of commercial and indus- 

 trial progress, C. Wieting, and •! I'-. Woolford, oui worthy Town Clerk. 



