Preface Xi. 
formerly in charge of the Agricultural Depart- 
ment, Jamaica, and Dr. J. Dekker, of the 
Colonial Museum, Haarlem,! Holland, to read 
through the essays and award the prize. 
This they did, and agreed that it had 
been won by the joint essay sent in by 
Mr. Hudson and Dr. Nicholls (see pp. 153 
et seg. in this book), 
The subscription list, quite international in 
character, includes the following names, and 
I would like to state “right here” (to use an 
Americanism) that it was Messrs. de Bussy’s 
enthusiastic support .on the continent* that 
brought in many of the firms. The Kolonial 
Wirtschaftlichen Komitee also induced several 
to subscribe. Here is the complete list :— 
H. E. The Secretary of Agriculture, Cuba. 
Messrs. Cadbury Bros., Ltd., England. 
Messrs. J. S. Fry and Sons, Ltd., England. 
Messrs. Rowntree and Co., Ltd., England. 
Messrs. Wm. Porter and €o., England. 
Messrs. Walter Baker and Co., Ltd., U.S.A. 
Messrs. H. O. Wilbur and Sons, Inc., 
25 sh 
Messrs. J. H. de Bussy, Holland, 
Messrs. W. van den Berg, Holland. 
Messrs. van Houten and Zoon, Holland. 
De Indische Mercuur, Holland. 
Der Tropenpflanzer, Germany. 
Deutsche Kautschuck Ges., Germany. 
1 Now amalgamated with the Vereeniging Kolonial 
Institute at Amsterdam. 
