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and products. Particularly was I pleased to secure views of grow- 

 ing- vanilla and sugar cane. 



Easter Sunday was devoted to a drive to Spanish Town and 

 Bog Walk. The day was cloudy, and apart from a considerable 

 series of banana pictures, nothing of particular value was secured. 



Monday was rainy, and we were quite satisfied to rest through- 

 out the day, remaining quietly at the Hotel. The next morning 

 a trip to the Mona Sugar Estate yielded a splendid series of pho- 

 tographs of cane, and other features connected with the production 

 of sugar and rum. Returning to Kingston, we went to the wharf 

 to see off some of the party, and then I went to the Institute and 

 arranged to lecture there on the following Saturday evening. 



The next morning, after a very early breakfast, we took the 

 train to Mandeville. Alighting at Williamsfield, a three mile 

 drive brought us to the Hotel, in a most picturesque location. 

 Mandeville lies in the centre of the coffee and orange district. 

 We had no more than finished our dinner when we were assailed 

 by a most terrific hail storm. It was a most amusing sight to see 

 the natives scrambling around gathering the little lumps of ice, 

 and I was assured by the propietor of ihe hotel that they had 

 never seen any ice before that was not manufactured. At any 

 rate, they watched the little masses melt in their fingers with the 

 most intense interest. The rain continued until dark, when the 

 stars came out in great brilliancy. 



Thursday morning, after a five mile drive through a country 

 which seemed to produce oranges by the ton, we reached the 

 Brokenhurst Coffee estate, where we were met by the overseer 

 and conducted through the mills. I secured a fine series of coffee 

 pictures, but the season being past was unable to get as fine a col- 

 lection of pictures of the berry as I would have liked. Imme- 

 diately on reaching the Hotel, 'the rain began, and continued till 

 dark, as on the first day. 



Bel re tiro, an estate given over largely to the production of 

 pimento, was visited the next morning. The estate is up on the 

 mountains, and the view from the verandah of the house is unsur- 

 passed on the Island. Owing to the almost continual rain, all the 

 plates that I had with me at this place became damp, and my pic- 

 tures taken here were not satisfactory The afternoon rain came 

 on promptly according to schedule, and lasted till dark, as usual. 



The next morning we arose at 4.30, and after a most delight- 

 ful drive over the mist covered mountains, arrived at Williams- 



