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^1. Having considered the various sites proposed they are in favour of 
the one offered. by the British Honduras Syndicate at Hope 
Creek, in the Stann Creek district. 
. 2. The committee having in view the probable extension of the 
agricultural development of the colony, which is likely to take 
plaee, by the ereation of convenient stations, from which economie 
- plants can be diro obtained, would respectfully suggest that 
-the offer of M ce Brothers to grant 25 ac 
-in fee, at: k eidal on the Sittee River, be also accepted as an 
auxiliary station to the one at Hope Creek. 
3. The committee would beg further to suggest that about. 50 acres 
of Crown land, in the vicinity of Hope Creek, be reserved for the 
present, in connexion with the scheme under consideration and 
pending the results of carrying out their repo 
I have, 
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nisu ot de alii 
The services of a qualified and -experienced San in the 
person of Mr. J. McNair were secured from Jamaica at a salary at the 
rate of 1007. per annum, rising to 130/. by an annual iini of 10/., 
with a house. He arrived on the 9th September 1892, when he 
assumed the duties of his office as superintendent of the Botanic 
Station of the Colony, and began his work. 
The main object of this initial effort was to establish a mee cam 
centre of economic plants of Serien tse where the wants of sma 
and extensive cultivators could be me 
The site devoted to the purpose was an acre of land appropriated to . 
the use of the publie from the grounds of Government House, and 
which formerly embraced the kitehen garden of the Governor. A 
as at the time appreciated that the growing requirements of the 
colon dd necessitate the removal, in time, of the central station to 
a more suitable site, in one of the rich and protected river valle 
where it could be developed into a general botanic department with a 
branch as an experimental farm, or in some other form on e chief 
river of use district. FH 
Steps were M iiem taken to aequire e-€ reserve suitable sites to 
meet with ossible exte 
In such diféióné the following free grants have been generously 
ade :— 
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(a.) By the British Honduras Syndieate, 75 acres of very fine land, 
well ‘watered and fairly well provided with shade trees, on Ho 
Creek, North Stann Creek River, boit north of Melinda, which is 
-employés of the station as well as to visitors. This site is also 
approachable from the sea by the North Stann Creek River. 
(b) By E. A. H. Schofield, Esq., 10 acres situated on the San 
Andres Road, Corosal, Eas about half a en o Nae town ; it is 
- P es from the and has adjace s, the Hondo 
d New River, by which plants can be distributed. stir oiagehite the 
Corosal oe Orange Walk districts 
c.) By Messrs. Price, Brothers, 25 acres at their estate of Kendal, 
and abuttisig on the Sittee River, where the waters are abundant 
and fresh. 
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