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product of the settlement. This is exported to the South of Europe for 
the extraction of oil. Owing, however, to the competition of mineral 
oils, the demand for ground nut oil has declined, and at the present 
time the.sole industry in the Gambia is threatened with extinction. 
Under these circumstances steps are sought to be taken to promote new 
industries and revive interest in others which flourished before ground 
nuts claimed chief attention. 
The present Administrator of the Gambia, Mr. Gilbert T. Carter, has 
taken a deep personal interest in the subject, and at the request of the 
Secretary of State for ipd beber oo com have been offered from 
ie upporting ter’s efforts. — exact 
cireumstances are is fully dealt with in 1 the following papers : 
COLONIAL Orrice to ROYAL GARDENS, Kew. 
Sir, Downing Street, 2nd January 1889. 
I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to 
transmit for your information copies of correspondence with the Governor 
you 
of the Gambia relating to Sapna 6 on EIN experiments. 
(Si TN ' Roserr G. W. HERBERT. 
The Director, Royal Gardens, der. 
ACTING ApMINIsTRATOR CARTER to LORD KNUTSFORD, 
Government House, Bathurst, 
My Lorp 2nd October 1888. 
I nave the honour to report that I have been endeavouring to 
turn to profitable use some of the large available space in the Govern- 
ment House grounds at Bathurst. ‘Hitherto it may be said that no 
garden attached to the ; though it must be a that unless 
the Administrator was agree 8 gn own time and money over 
this desirable improv — ible es 
d be 
appreciable extent the un xcti condition of things w 
to have ue recognised E inevitable by successive 5 GEPRE of 
ent. 
the Govern 
t w 
proverbial faeulty for continuing their existence which is characteristic 
of annuitants. One, however, was dismissed some time ago for mis- 
—S and the set still remains and does the best his; years will 
it. have been nable to discover this man's age, but have ascer- 
tained that he Pu p ss Giaiabged in 1863 as being “ worn out by long 
service.” The other FASA has of course been replaced by a younger 
n. 
3. I have been determined, however, to make an effort to impro 
matters, pi accordingly I devoted my horse allowance to the ea lavaient 
of four men who could act as hammock-men as well as labourers, and 
with the assistance of convict labour commenced to dai a large space 
which had always been a wilderness of rank grass, and a refuge for 
snakes and other gres reptiles. A small alligator was found there on 
Sp 
only by about 40 ys ds, unpleasa nt reflections were apt to obtrude them- 
sely one’s imagination, more especially during the dyspeptie 
periods, which are not uncommon during the rainy season in Bathurst. 
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