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estates, and he hoped they would not have much of it 

 to add to their other troubles. 



The Hon. Mr. Davis said he had heard from St. 

 Kitts that they were much troubled there with the 

 borer, which they attributed to the fa6l that lizards 

 had become scarce from having been eaten by the 

 Mongoose. 



The Hon. Mr. Tones stated that it was Prof. Harrison's 

 opinion that the fungus was always the result of the 

 borer, and that it was no new disease. The matter need 

 not alarm the people here ar, they could always get rid 

 of it by inundating their fields. 



The Secretary laid over the following reasons for 

 awards at Chicago : — • 



B„ H. Jones ; Rice, — Ten varieties of plump dark grain, in husk and 

 stalk ; of educational value as illustrating the resources of the country. 

 S. R. Cochran; Rice.— Several varieties, including white and black, 

 in the hull and cleaned, all of good quality. 



A. R. Gilzean ; Rice.— Large colleftion of the different varieties of 

 native rice, clean, in the hull, and in the husk. The white variety is 

 excellent in quality, being a large plump grain and well filled. The 

 small sizsd variety yields three crops annually and averages about one 

 ton per acre. 



L. M. Hill ; Road Material (six boxes). — The good quality of materials 

 and the advancement shewn by a comparatively young country. 



The exhibit consists of one box of sea sand, one box of white 

 sand, one box of burnt clay, and three boxes of different kinds 

 of granite. These materials are used in building the roads in and 

 around the towns in British Guiana and also along the sea shore. 

 Previously the granite with sea sands was used to build these roads, 

 but at the present time the burnt clay is largely in favour. The clay is 

 pressed together by the road roller and the so created smaller parts and 

 dust, form, with moisture, which is contained in and attrafted from 

 atmosphere, a kind of connection, so that the surface of such roads 

 appear as if cemented. 



Pin. Rose Hall ; Coloured Rum. — Perfect purity, good aroma and 



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