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factories, which either could not be established or could not be 
economically worked in Montserrat. It is accordingly a 
to consider what industries can take the place of sugar in sup 
porting the population and providing a revenue for the island. 
415. The statistics of exports show that during the last 
15 years progress has been made with industries other than sugar. 
Such advance in this respect as there has been is greatly due 
to the work done by the Montserrat Company, the manager of 
which informed us that the company employs 1,200 labourers 
for the three months of crop time, and from 700 to 800 for the 
rest of the year. The company is stated to have 1,247 acres 
under E alio in limes, and as a result mainly of this a 
value 1e lime industry in Montserrat, 
however, has of late su imod "iiri teon blight. 
416. Other exports of co mparative i mportance are arrowroot, the 
value of which has doubled since 1892 notwithstanding a fall in 
price, and amounted to 669/. in 1896 ; aa coffee, which reached 
a value of 7897. in 1896, having only begun to be an export of 
importance in 1894 Papaine, “essential oils, and bay oil also 
appear upon the list of exports. 
417. Reference to Dr. Morris’s report will show that there are 
other forms of En such especially as vanilla, ginger, and 
fruit, which might be started or profitably developed, and the 
preserving Sore iiA aont set up by the ontserrat 
Company may give some encouragement in this direction. 
9. Montserrat can only be developed and iei ne orted by variety 
of produce, and for this two things are essential—a good Botanic 
Station, capable of supplying plants and iine instruction, and 
access to markets. Both these needs have been dealt with in con- 
nexion with other islands in the general report, but it should be 
pinched by the failure of the sugar industry, and of how, just as 
its need is greatest, it becomes bares for it to provide unaided 
the means which are ae oe a es its difficultie 
420, It will be see S sete 2 Dr. Morris's report if from 
more hopeful position in Montserrat than in St. Kittsand des rem 
Mr. Baynes, the Commissioner, drew our attention to the need for 
AM M to develop new Andustries, a point which has jesd been 
dealt 
423. Tho revenue is falling off, though the Customs and other 
duties have been increased, ar nd the limits of taxation have 
apparently been ied. Since 1890 an increase in the land tax 
has Jakon the place of export duties, which were abolished. * 
25. The increase in the ordinary expenditure is mainly due to 
increase of charges on account of debt and to increased cost of 
education. 
426. From 1891 to 1894, 14,5007. was borrowed for public works, 
and in 1896, 3,5007. was "borrowed on the security of Treasury 
