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agriculture of the Colony. The Analytical Committee of this 
society supervises the carrying out of the Fertilisers and Feeding 
Acts. It procur m z all th I 
Government chemist. By these means a high standard of purity 
in these articles is maintained in the island. 
INDUSTRIES OTHER THAN SUGAR. 
19. While sugar is the staple —— of the island, other 
industries are carried on to some ent. Fresh vegetables, such 
as Sweet potatos and yams, ‘yore as rotation crops on the 
sugar estates. These are a, S he yield a return equivalent to 17. 
on every ton of sugar produced. On this basis the total value of 
these bye-products would be about 50,000/. annually. The sweet 
potatos and yams are largely consumed ied’ and furnish the 
principal foil of the labouring classes. They are also exported to 
rinidad and nig ie oh ue of the Benet in 1896 was 
6,2917. Maize and gui orn are also grown, but not nearly to 
the extent of mpira ioa ir ekom ments. Tamarinds, the fruit 
of the Indian tamarind, are produced abundantly in the island, ga 
after being preserved in hot syrup are T orted chiefly to t 
United Kingdom. The value in 1896 was 1,230/.; in 1885 it si 
2,407/. Barbados aloes, prepared by boi iling the juice of the 
a smi int 
quantity exported depends on the state of the market abroad. It 
is never very large. Latterly ice has been manufactured for 
export to the neighbouring colonies. The value shipped in 1896 
was 1,574/ 
120. Efforts are eee, ane to pe an apres = connection 
with the deposits of “ manjack,” e pitch, found in the 
interior of the island. The cea in 8896 were S78 1 cai of the 
value of 1,7567. 
121. The fisheries of car nae are described in a very interest- 
ing report prepared by Captain F. R. Barton, A.D.C. It is 
estimated that 1,500 persons Shiai their living thereby, ge that 
the annual value of the fish caught is about 17,000/. sterling. 
seven months. After exceptionally large catches the fish become 
exceedingly cheap, selling for about five or six pounds for a penny. 
of the sea-egg or sea urchin (Echinus) also forms a rich 
and nutritious food. The sea-eggs are obtained by diving in four 
to six fathoms of water. Besides those above mentioned several 
uit: 
