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agriculture. “ Agricultural pursuits are followed,” it is said, “at 
“the Church of England Reformatory, at Diego Martin,” but no 
particulars are given. Itis probable that the boys are emplo oyed 
only to raise a portion of their own food. It is desirable that at 
least theoretical instruction in agriculture bd given in the 
elementary schools, and Readers, such as those lately prepared 
for the Board of Education in Jama aica, be introduced for that 
purpose, An instructor in agriculture could be usefully employed 
to give lectures to teachers in training and regularly visit pons 
schools in order to encourage agricultural teaching. Scho 
gardens might also be started, and a small extra grant given for 
satisfactory teaching and extra care of gardens 
ate o permanently improve the condition of agriculture 
tention must be steadily aeons to instil better methods of 
sultivetion amongst the people, and to teach them both by precept 
and example the advantages that aie from care in the selection 
and preparation of the soil, in the use of suitable manures, in 
aie hate Begin sig tending the plants, and in preparing the 
produ as to command the highest pr ices. These remarks 
apply t ar and new gman es alike. To i mprove the methods 
of salieri the plants already established, and raise the quality 
of the produce, would be a most valuable means of immediately 
improving the pasted oon of the people, and lead eventually to the 
introduction of y new industries. No systematic attempts 
e except 
among the peasants in that island is strong evidence of the value 
of the practical instruction here indicate d. 
Crown LANDS. 
174, The Crown rang of acultivable character may be estimated 
at about 300,000 acres. These constitute the most valuable asset 
an terwa 
(2) ea distribution of the population in remote parts removed 
from control and from suitable markets for their produce. It is 
probable that if, owing to a decline in the industry, there is a 
partial abandonment of the sugar lands in the Colony, parcels of 
