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(d.) By Messrs. Arnold Brothers, 25 acres have also been reserved 
on the Temash River, in the Toledo District, where the land is of 
the richest in the colony. 
The existing station would remain, and continue to serve as a 
distributing centre for the Belize and Cayo districts. 
The Hope Creek section has been rociado ded by an able and 
experienced committee, appointed for the purpose, as the most suitable 
nd 
Sections (a), (b), and (o) have been surveyed, and the two first 
conveyed to the Government 
was also considered that the existing station would serve not only 
as a nursery for the raising and distribution »f seedlings, both indigenous 
and exotic, of economic marketable value, but also might be utilised and 
resorted to as a practical school for the Se oe education of youths 
whom planters wish to have trained to serve as gardeners in plantation 
nurseries, at their own expense as regards tdia aud maintenance. So 
far the hope of the Government in this direction has not been realized. 
Nor have apprentices been induced to come forward, although applica- 
tions for them, with the offer d s 50 dollars (sols) per month have been 
made in the Government Gaze 
It would be in the Bible of the colony to send to Hope Garden, . 
Jamaica, a couple of Creole youths to be trained as gardeners, so 
that after an apprenticeship of three years they E be able to take 
ec of Hee us which would be later establis 
In this n ction the co-operation of the Cossenmedt of Jamaica has 
already bcen invited. 
ae Supp P furtherance of the aim and objects of the Bota 
Centre, an Agricultural Society has been established under the teinii 
of Ordinance No. 23 of 1894, for the purpose of promoting the general 
TS of the agricultural classes and the industries of the colony. 
an honorary secretary, representative of the wood, fruit, cane, cacao, 
coffee, and other economic industries. 
The duties undertaken by the committee a 
a.) To consider all questions affecting the EET interests of 
British Honduras, and to communicate with the Government or 
es 
(4.) To hoid, as may be désir d advisable, weite shows and 
exhibitions of agricultural produce, live sto t achinery, imple- 
ments, harness, ralig and other dead stock, 
( G To. encourage p loughing, forking, and other tate competitions ; 
(d.) To promote (as the society ma deem advisable, and as its funds 
and powers permit) by means of diseussion, prizes, publieation of 
papers, researches and inquiry, reports and application to the 
Government, and by any other proper and lawful action, the 
supply, employment, and welfare of agricultural labourers, the 
collection and publication of statistics, the dissemination of informa- 
tion on all matters relating to agriculture, and the general interests 
of the agricultural industries of British Honduras. 
The necessary legislation (Ordinance No. 24 of 1894) has also been 
added to s Ajam Book against the introduction into the Colony of 
diseases in 
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