{tt i is desirable to add a few words to supplement the information 
giv ven in the interesting circular issued by the Government of the 
- Baham 
-This rE is very similar (with the exception of one or two 
points to be mentioned later) Ros that already published in the Kew 
Bulletin for March 1887, 
toddart's report (published by the Government of Jamaica) on 
which the oie of profit in Mr. Taylor’s memorandum are based 
was communicated by ses xd n Colonial Office for transmission to the 
Goverment of the Bahamas in reply to a despatch from Governor (Sir 
enry) Blake, dated 24th Kéaary 1887. 
~ Jt was pointed out at the time in par. 5 of the Kew letter, dated 15th 
_ February 1887, that “the statements contained in the pamphlet are not 
s dum ; : 
* Kew. It professes to be nothing more than an account given by a 
© Jamaican resident of seda 2 dh £08 in Yucatan in which he was 
at practically engueed for so 
. Itisto the credit of Mr. Stoddart, however, that his account of the 
fibre Sien of Yucatan is con rmed in most particulars by other 
writers, and there is no reason to believe that it requires correction in 
any essential part. It may at the same time be desirable to point out 
some of the conditions under which the industry is remunerative in 
or instance the rates of wages in Yucatan are comparatively low 
anging from 9d. to 1s. per day for labourers), and D nder such circu a 
tances, art estimate (at page 10) the net profit on current c 
s caa at E * between La . per aere ” (equal to between 20 and 30 : 
à 
country are not necessarily suited to another. 
Possibly at the Bahamas it might be advantageous for small cultivators 
clean 
A collection of fibre plants was weelvid | at Kew Fii two years ago — — 
m the hice nt of - hamas, a it was stated in a een dated: he 
6th Ma de eee cies 
m: : tan. Thei M = plant is gare 
This may he abundant i in = te Baha but no specime 
