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hands. There are nearly 2,000,000 acres of ungranted lands in the 
Colony, and with the conditions of purchase, the facilities for prosei n 
the fibre cultivation, and its value as a staple article of commerce, 
countries are few that offer so fair a field for the reward of the Sai 
and labóur that may seek + investment in this undertaking. 
It is intended immediately to despatch a Commissioner from this 
Government to Yucatan to make further inquiries, as it is of the utmost 
importance to have the fullest information on the whole economy of 
the cones in which the people of this Colony are now s0 vitally 
interested. 
m, &e, 
(Signed) ' E, B. A. Tay LOR, 
Colonial Secretary. 
[It is desirable to add a few words to supplement the information 
given in the interesting circular issued by the Government of the 
Ba 
This information is very similar (with the exception of one or two 
points to be mentioned later) to that already published in the Kew 
Bulletin for March 1887, pp. 3-8. 
Mr. Stoddart’s report ‘(published by the Governent of Jamaica) on 
which the estimates of profit in Mr. Taylor’s memorandum are base 
as communicated by Kew to the Colonial Office for transmission to t the 
Government of the Bahamas in reply to a despatch from Governor (Sir 
soak Blake, date 24th January 18 
It as pointed out at the time in par. 5 of the Kew letter, dated 15th 
pirat 1887, that “the statements contained in the pamphlet are not 
“ necessarily endorsed, either by the government of Jamaica or by 
‘ Kew. It professes to be nothing mo re than ; an account given by a 
some of the conditions under which the industry is remunerative in 
ucatan. 
years. Another important point to bear in mind is that Mr. Stoddar 
merchants who would ultimately undertake the painted” of bali 
shipping it. If the fibre is not properly baled, the cost of freight would 
