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Victoria Nyanza would pay is, however, I think, pretty 

 certain. 



Peas and Beans. — I sent a collection of all the most 

 usual kinds to Messrs. Kofry and Son, 41, Seething Lane, 

 who report as follows: "It is very difficult to say with 

 certainty what price these articles would realise, as they 

 are all practically unknown, and it is possible that some of 

 them might contain a percentage of poisonous oils ; this 

 would have to be ascertained before they would be market- 

 able, and the only means of doing this would be to send 

 over 100 sacks of each specimen to try the market with. 



" For the coloured beans there would only be a limited 

 sale at any time, and the present relative value is 16s. to 

 '20s. per 480 lbs. 



" The small white beans would make a better price (say 

 about 25s. to 30s.), and the large brown bean 20s. to 25s. 

 Of course they would have to be thrashed before they were 

 shipped ; if sent in the pods they would be almost useless. 

 The small seed we do not know the value of, and cannot 

 tell what it is. It probably would have no value in this 

 country. 



"Any other information you should require we shall 

 be happy to supply you with. 



" We should imagine that the soil and climate which 

 produced these specimens would be capable of growing- 

 other articles to perfection, far more suitable for the Lon- 

 don market, and we may mention that we had large quan- 

 tities of African Mealies sent to us for sale, and these 

 would always command a much better market than any of 

 your specimens, and could be relied upon to sell readily at 

 from 17s. to 23s. per 480 lbs." 



It is, therefore, fairly obvious that, except under the 

 most favourable conditions of transport, no export of these 

 can pay. 



Tobacco. — The native tobacco is grown everywhere that 

 there are natives, and seems to require the very slightest 

 care in cultivation. It is strong and rank, and the natives 

 have no idea naturally of curing it. 



