aho Ke w Bulletin for Jane 1888, p. 149, an account was given o: 
the establishment of a Botanical Station at Lagos, West Africa. E 
is the first effort of the kind made in that part of the Goreti, it is 
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respecting this Station has lately been received at 
COLONIAL OFFICE to ROYAL GARDENS, Kew. 
i Downing Street ; 
Sir, 20th December eE 
I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies : 
transmit to you for any observations you may have to make, a pes D 
a despatch from the Governor of Lagos, forwarding a report on th 
Botanic Station for the quarter sa 30th September 1888. ters. 
m, &c. e i 
(Signed) - Rosert G. W. HERBERT. 
-The Directo 
Royal Garde: Kew. 
Governor MOLONEY to LORD KNUTSFORD. 
Government House, Lagos, 
My Lorp 12th November 1888. 
Ix continuation of my despateh No. 2 3, of the 3rd ultimo, 
have the honour to transmit copies, as per margin of the fourth report, 
on the Botanic Station of the Colony of Lagos for the quarter e n 
. 80th September 1888. d 
HA Lordship will observe that the reasons advanced a t the end of 
18 favour of the establishment as a branch of this Government is 
: nce S Mr last there have been issued from the Botanic. centre 
2 plans, x which 7,096 were coffee. 
as sale of plants the treasurer has received as revenue to the 
of Oerotor, the sum of £ £20 7s. id. 
continue, in the future, the pest wor 
on hand to re 
a 
has recently received an order ‘or a cocoa-nut Fan 
tion, Pih ated at id south- east "end of the pow of Lagos, - x 
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