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hear, on high authority, that provision has been made in view of this contingency 
for the disposal in another way of the produce of the banana plantations. 
On the whole the imp.ession gathered on a fleeting visit to Surinam is that 
while at the moment our neighbours are to some extent marking time, they are 
doing so with a meditative cheerfulness and a certain amount of steadtast 
and not unjustifiable optimism as to the future. Their climate like ours is 
rather against ferocious enterprise, but the stream of new blood, of the flow of 
which into Swinam there is already evidence, should serve to exhilarate the 
pace. A consciousness of the interest of the northern business world in tropical 
products is active and the Surmammer is, I fancy, minded to have his bateau 
ready for the tide which is setting Guianawards. In conclusion I have only 
to express my appreciation of the great kindness I experienced during my 
short stay in Paramaribo and my cordial thanks to all who made my visit 
a richly instructive and very pleasant memory. 
