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Bath. In 1862-63 a grant was made for the salary of an assistant 
gardener to Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Robert Thomson, formerly o 
Kew, received the appointment. 
The Garden at Castleton was then finally established, and 
ultimately, by the influence of Sir John Peter Grant, the Govern- 
ment Cinchona Plantations were opened in 1868, and ‘placed aides 
the management of Mr. Thomson, who, on Mr. Wilson’ s retirement, 
had been appointed superintendent. 
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re-organized, and Mr. D. Morris, M.A., F.L.S., assistant director of 
the Botanical Gardens in Ceylon, was appointed the first director. 
In 1886 Mr. Morris was promoted to the post of assistant director 
of the Roval Gardens at Kew, and he was succeeded in Jamaica 
by Mr. William Fawcett, B.Sc., F.L.S., of the Natural History 
Department of the British Museum. Mr. Fawcett still remains 
in charge. He has lately been appointed a member of the 
Legislative Council. 
In the Report of the Royal Finance Commission of 1882, the 
Department was referred to as follows :— 
“Jn a purely agricultural country like Jamaica a well organized 
the climate and soil, but also for the dissemination of the know 
ledge requisite to cultivate the products sai the isl on to the best 
advantage. We found that this Departm ne good work, 
and the public appreciation of the A a iris aile by it is 
eie fast.’ 
Sans following is a copy of the Estimates for the maintenance of 
e Public — ee Plantations in Jamaica for the year ending 
31 at March, 1896 
Sub-heads under which the vote isi accounted for by the Director 
of Public Gardens and Plantations. 
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o 1895-96. | 1896-97. 
A.—Head Office— DE the | Bae a: 
a. Salari arjes as es pas Sa -- | 1,649 5 0; 1,705 0 0 
. Ser eg er ap. Die be Ob 288TH 6-8 
B.—Hope Garden 1,130. 0 0) 1,130.0 .0 
C.—Hill Garden and Orange Experimental Garden 550 0 0] 550 60 
D ae ai 410 0 0 410 0 0 
E.—Pa ii fun oa a 266 0 0 516 0 0 
F.—King’s ng piney Gardens sii sid i ee 500 0 0 500 0-0 
G.—Bath Garden Fe was Le “= 50 0 50 0 0 
Total ... 
