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he stated that he was empowered to offer a prize of $50, 

 for the best essay on growing tobacco and the manufac- 

 ture of cigars from the colonial produ6l. 



Mr. Hargreaves said he had seen cigars prepared from 

 tobacco grown by Mr. Lobo, he believed in Leguan. 



Mr, Julius Conrad mentioned that Mr. John Junor had 

 shipped ten pounds of tobacco to London in March last, and 

 that the report of the trial of this might shortly be expe6led. 



The annexed communications on coffee growing in 

 Southern India were read : — 



Government Secretariat, 



British Guiana, 14th April, 1896. 



Sir, — I have the honour by direction of the Governor to enclose here- 

 with, for the information of the Royal Agricultural and Commercial 

 Society, a communication which has been received from Mr. Robert S. 

 Mitchell, C.M.G., Emigration Agent for British Guiana, Calcutta, on the 

 subjeft of Coffee Growing in Southern India ; together with a minute by 

 Mr. Jenman thereon. — I have the honour to be, &c., 



CAVENDISH BOYLE. 



Government Emigration Office, 



21, Garden Reach, Calcutta, 



14th February, 1896. 

 Sir,— I have the honour to submit for His Excellency's information, 

 a Minute on coffee cultivation in Southern India which should prove of 

 great value to those about to engage in the cultivation of this staple in 

 the Colony. 



It will be observed that high cultivation has produced almost fabulous 

 pecuniary results on soils inferior to those of British Guiana, and with 

 a smallej rainfall not nearly so well distributed, in the face too of such 

 plagues as the leaf-disease and severe hail storms. 

 I have, &c., 



(Sgd) ROBERT W. MITCHELL, C.M.G. 



Govt. Emign. Agent for Br. Guiana. 

 The Secretary 



Royal Agricultural and Commercial Society. 



Note on Coffee Grotaing in Southern India. 

 Coffee Growing in India has proved even more successful than tea 



