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Rutter 11 years, and I am pleased to be able to offer my hearty 

 thanks to the whole of them for willing and efficient service. 

 To my chief assistant, Mr. Wylie, my special thanks are due, 

 he takes entiie supervision of the Garden and Nursery work, 

 often under difficult conditions in consequence of the scarcity 

 of coloured labour, which so very frequently handicaps us in 

 the prosecution of our work. 



I have the honour to be, 



Gentlemen, 



Your obedient servant, 



J. MEDLEY WOOD. 



