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laid before the Society, 1887, in which detailed mention 

 is made of the results of a trial of 20 of the best kinds to 

 be grown {Timehri, vol. i, New Series, p. 393). From 

 this report, it appears that though the varieties known 

 by the names " Oush," " Cholmowel," and " Lallham- 

 ctaroghee" are the kindspreferredby most of the coolies, 

 they are by no means the kinds which alone are suitable 

 for growth in the colony, or that yielded the best results. 



Some years ago, the cultivation of rice at Anna 

 Regina, was in an exceedingly promising condition, as 

 shown by the paper contributed by Mr. GiLZEAN to 

 Timehri, 1887 ; but it would seem to have considerably 

 decreased within the last year, to judge by the following 

 short note on the subjedl by Mr. GiLZEAN : — 



The cultivation of Rice at Coffee Grove and Anna Regina has 

 suffered from the scarcity of labour in the distrift for the past year. 

 The area in cultivation has not been reduced, but the lessees of beds 

 have in many cases allowed them to lie fallow for a few months at a 

 time. At one time Coolies were in negociation for 100 acres on Lima, 

 but they put off starting operations from time to time on different 

 pretexts. The faft is, they can earn such good wages on the sugar 

 estates, that it would not pay them to prepare the land for Rice. 

 There are now about 120 acres of Rice on Coffee Grove and nearly the 

 same on Anna Regina. Formerly nearly all the Rice land on the 

 latter estate was leased to men who agreed to work when called upon 

 in consideration of having half the rent of S24 an acre remitted; Now 

 37 men hold 17^ acres at the full rate of S24. 



Dried Ripe Bananas. — For several years, it seems, 

 attempts have been made, in many different places, to 

 prepare a marketable commodity by the drying of ripe 

 bananas, and quite recently some amount of attention 

 was given to it in the colony through the experiments of 

 Mr. RODWAY. At present, however, it seems to have 

 passed again into oblivion ; though in Trinidad there 



