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Downing Street, 23rd February, 1897. 
Sir,—I have the honour to transmit to you for your information the 
document noted below respecting a report on Liberian Coffee grown in 
British Guiana. 
I have, &c., 
(Sgd.) R, H. MEAD, 
for Secretary of State. 
The Officer administering the Govt. of 
British Guiana. 
Royal Gardens, Kew, 
( February 20th, 1897. 
Sir,—I have the honour to inform you that I have received from Mr. 
Morris, who is now attached to the West Indian Commission, a sample, 
for report, of Liberian Coffee grown on the coast lands of British 
Guiana, in the neighbourhood of Georgetown. 
2. I enclose Brokers’ report on this sample. It clearly shows that 
with more care the cultivation of this staple on the coast lands is per: 
fe&tly praéticable. 
3. The Secretary of State will no doubt cause this report to be com- 
municated to the Government of the colony, who will probably inform 
the grower, Mr. Thomas Garnett, of the result. 
I have, &c., 
(Sgd.) W. T. THISELTON-DYER. 
Edward Wingfield, Esq., C.B., 
Colonial Office, Downing Street, S.W. 
Mincing Lane, London, E.C., 
February 19th, 1897. 
Dear Sir,—We are in receipt of your favour of yesterday, with 
sample of Coffee received from British Guiana, which we have carefully 
examined, and beg to report as follows :— 
It is good of its kind, and well dried, but has been rather roughly 
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prepared, 
We are of opinion that the coffee has not sufficiently matured, some 
berries come out good yellow, but others very coated and small. Many 
berries have been nipped and split in the pulping, and damaged, 
