397 
due assistance for general purposes, and if they are relieved of 
the cost of the botanic stations this assistance will be or- 
Hea reduced. If the Governments of the various Colonies 
contributed to the cost of the Botanic Establishment a sy qeu of 
divided control woùid be established, a result which, the 
interests of efficient administration, we consider it dabi to 
avoid. e yearly cost of this officer with his assistant and office, 
and including provision for the publication of papers on subjects 
of practical interest, may be taken at 2,7007. 
533. A grant of 1,0007. yearly for experimental cultivation of 
sugar cane should also be given, and an equal sum to meet the 
cost of rewards to guccessful cultivators and to assist elementary 
schools in teaching agriculture. 
534. We also think it desirable um where higher schools exist 
some arrangement shou e ma or the teaching of scientific 
agriculture. The yearly cost Would probably be 2,6 (007. 
535. We think that the cost of the subsidies to the steamers 
which will provide frequent and regular communication between 
certain islands as well as the cost of fruit steamers between 
St. Vincent, ad and New York, should be borne by the 
ome Government. There is practically no other means of 
providing the necessary funds. These subsidies should not exceed 
10,0007. yea 
536. The p annual cost to the Home Government of ou 
recommendations in connexion with the Botanic DEAE OAE 
scientific agricultural Mesue and subsidies to steamers, will 
therefore amount to 27,0 
291. We think it out of T question that Your Majesty's Noe 
Indian possessions should, under any circumstances, be allow 
of that term the necessity for their continuance on the same or a 
reduced sca ei hus a further period of five years will be subject to 
reconsiderat 
538. The assistance for the Botanic Department and agricultural 
education shou e granted for ten years. 
539. It should be clearly laid down that after the expiration of 
ten years Your Majesty's Government will have an absolutely free 
hand as regards reducing or abolishing altogether the amount of 
assistance of whatever kind to be granted yearly. 
540. In the case of Barbados we have alre ady recommended 
that money should be lent by the Honié Government for the 
purpose of dubius central factories. We do not think that a 
larger sum than 120,000/. would be required for this purpose in 
eid first UT and we Bul that the loan will not, in the long 
e any burden on the Imperial Exchequer. If, however, 
de tairis failed to work at a profit, the loss must ultimately fall 
on the mother country, as neither mus V northe Colony coul i 
in such a contingency fir id the . Onthe otber hand if the 
scheme succeeded, it might be tendu in Barbados, and possibly 
in other islands also 
541. We propose ‘that the assistance which we have alre ready 
recommended should be given unconditionally. But it is more 
