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adapted for this cultivation. The principal pide ak are the want of 
roads to these lands and a x ficte; of coolie or indentu red Mont. A 
tim ne, lar arge fortunes are made in coffee o in the neighbouring 
republie of Guatelama in Central America, and a flourishing coffee 
industry might also be established in British Honduras if the Govern- 
render them easily accessible from the coast by roads and light 
railways. 
I have, &c. 
ine Wingfield, v 5 C. B, (Signed) D. Morris. 
Colonial Office, S.W 
[ Enclosure. ] 
Messrs. Lewis AND Peat to ROYAL GARDENS, Kew. 
6, Mincing Lane, London, E.C. 
Dear Str, 6th October 1892. 
We had this pleasure on the 4th instant, and beg to inform 
you that we have carefully examined the mt of Coffee you kindly 
sent us, and beg to report upon same as follows: 
SAMPLES OF COFFEE forwarded by the GOVERNMENT or BRITISH 
HONDURAS. 
Sample A.—Round bean, Caricollo, known here as pea-berry. The 
coffee is grey, een and faded, and according to the sample, to-day’s 
value is about per ewt. Tt ess mixed with overgrown and 
defective Mari, TIE would be about 2s. 44. per cwt. over 
is. 
Sample D * Moca,” is also pea-berry, and on outward sppraranee 
may be a apan Signa of the above, but if anything, the sample is les 
mixed an er smaller. We presume there is no doubt the sample is 
correct. queer selected pea-berry only.] 
Sample C.—Ordinary flat middling size, and is also grey mottled 
and very faded and open make, value about 100s. or 1Ols. per 
cwt. 
Sample D.—Pergamimo or parchment. The sample is good and clean, 
and has been well prepared. The coffee is colory and fresh, but somewhat 
discoloured and oaks, owing to insufficient drying. If thor: oughly well 
dried, ae the advantage of careful sizing, a parcel say of about 
100 nt here to be cleaned, we think should bring the following 
prices sae ‘Bold si ze, 108s. ; medium, 104s.—105s. ; small, 94s—95s. ; 
é: -berry, 1 
mples have no doubt suffered owing to the extremely wet 
season which CH and probably again in the transit, having been 
damp, reme ting further drying here, and materially altering 
an ran ; 
We should like to eall Rud attention to the fact that many of the 
berries Mise Due gom be M" the pulper, which with more care 

