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high quality could be produced in quantity we are assured that an 

 important future may be before this produft. 



8. Cassava Meal Farine, — Again an excellent show of exhibits. Many 

 competitors seemed to be in doubt as to what farine was and sent in 

 samples of cassava starch instead, while others were in doubt as to 

 how little weighed five pounds and in consequence were disqualified. 

 We awarded the first prize to a sample of excellent colour and flavour 

 and uniform in its grain. 



p. Arrowroot. — The samples to which the prizes were awarded showed 

 conclusively that arrowroot of excellent quality and of irreproachable 

 colour can be produced in British Guiana. We have seen few samples 

 which have excelled in quality that to which we awarded the first prize. 



10. Tapioca. — An excellent sample was exhibited, clear in colour and 

 regular in grain, to which we awarded the first prize. 



//. Tousles Mois.— Never a taking looking starch, the samples 

 exhibited did not add to its reputation. 



12. Other Starches. — A large number of exhibits, many of very fair 

 quality. The prizes were awarded to some fine samples of apparently 

 cassava starch whilst others were of so near equality that we highly 

 commended them. 



/J. Vanilla.— Tvio samples exhibited, unfortunately the finer of the 

 two was spoilt by the oil with which it had been dressed having turned 

 rancid. 



14. Honey. —An unsatisfactory exhibit, the samples were either flavour- 

 less, sour, or bitter. 



IS- Tobacco.— This class of exhibits showed us that as last year the 

 curing of tobacco is not understood in this Colony. A faint odour of 

 ammonia, the origin of which is open to conjefture, is not an improve- 

 ment to leaf tobacco; a mouldy condition again is not usually con- 

 sidered to be typical of merit in tobacco, and these two appeared to be 

 the points at which the majority of the exhibitors aimed. The first 

 prize only was awarded and to a sample in which these points were not 

 present. 



j6. Cayenne Pepper.— A sample of very fair quality was awarded the 

 prize. 



17. Guinea Pepper. —Several excellent samples were shown, and we 

 had much difficulty in making our award. 



j8. Black Pepper. — One exhibit only, of fine quality. 



/p. Essence 0/ Peppsr.-— No exhibit. 



