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on ‘that already adopted for the West Indian Colonias, but modified to 
suit e special | circumstances of West Africa. pg 
MEMORANDUM prepared by Caprain MOoLoNEY on establishing a a 
Botanic Station at Lagos. 
ohne 
A practical agricultural school to be the means of divertin some of th 
young edes of the country in the direction of agricultural pursuits, an 
so lessen the general teudency of the rising educated youth to be 
2 fitsechanits and clerks.’ 
An established centre for the introduction and subsequent develop- 
ment me es elements of economie botany of commercial importa nce. 
elsew 
A nurser ry vA economic tropical plants of commercial Mime : 
that border the net-work of water which permeates the ue and i 
pu spem hood. 
pots, and pie preparing them for distributi 
Gardener and Libor: 
He would require under him a gardener at 302. per annum, 
labourers at 1s. per diem each. Potting and tool shed would represet 
an initial cost of 207. Cost of tools. and incidental expenses n 
down at 127. per annum. ded; ot 
Again, quarte rs will have to be provi ‘total cost L 
be estimated at 3007. 
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