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local men who by hard plodding and the slow teaching of 
practical experience have qua oT, Ragnar to undertake 
charge of plantations. These local men are useful but they have 
had no scientific training, ian aplis B from their position, are 
restricted not only in their capability of realising the progress 
made in other ee Led of adapting ipo progress to their 
own circumstan Unless brought up family tes, 
agriculture is re Bbc as a suitable sia a by young men 
in the West Indies ; in fact they avoid it as much as possible, and 
their ras a is unfortunately followed by the better class of 
peasant proprietors, who prefer to educate their children for 
positions as clerks or as assistants in stores to any work connected 
with agriculture. A long period must elapse before there is a 
considerable change in this respect, but in certain Colonies such 
as Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad, and British Guiana, where there 
exist colleges and schools of high standing, it is very desirable to 
make provision for the higher agricultural education necessary to 
instruct those who may after wards become managers and pro- 
of mod advances 
aios and training given in temperate countri e of little 
service to men who are estined. for tropical decries Such men 
Grants might be offered for sound agricultural teaching to the 
Codrington College at Barbados, the Queen n’s Colleges at meu 
and British Guiana, and tothe Jamaica High School. The amo 
of the grant paid in each case would depend on the srie Sae 
pupils who show ability to pass a written and oral examination, 
and on the character of the aiaa mr for laboratory teaching 
and field work. Some assistan this direction might be 
rendered by the officers and establi Tana connected with the 
Department, but spec cial teachers, one at each c ee would be 
necessary, at salaries from 350/ to 500/. a annum 
Grants... ads fe! 2,600/. 
SUMMARY. 
Botanic Department. 
£ 
Head office 2,200 
Nine botanic stations and four industrial 
schools 9,700 
ugar cane ‘experiments at British Guiana sn © ii, 
a eee shows, exhibition of imple- 
ments, &e. oe ~~ i pm eave, Oe 
shel bulletins, leaflets, and o 500 
Grants to elementary schools for teaching t 
ae of agriculture and care of ros wear 
garden 500 
Grants re “colleges and schools for teaching 
scientific agriculture 2,600 
17,000 
To this might be added the subsidies, estimated at 10,000/., for 
steamer services, making a total of 27,000/. 
D. M. 
