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works were in course of being carried оп to relieve certain low-lying 
lands of water. In this district it is proposed to establish a large sugar 
torv or wsine, и. а light railway to bring in the eanes from 
. the surrounding estates. The route taken was, first of ail, in the 
direction of Parham, n then in a southerly direction through Liberta 
village to Falmouth. At Liberta village the land is occupi ied by small 
very freely on hill-slopes in a black friable loam apparently peculiar to 
this part of the island. ‘This district produces nearly all the Black An- 
canning factory in order to utilise any fruit that may ripen in the 
intervals between the mails, "The capabilities of raising fruit such 
as oranges, E and bananas in this part of the island are 
evidently very 
English Har бал is а naval station maintained by the Ноте Govern- 
toad for the "os of war on this station. Near itis a large tract of land, 
ridge, to the south of this land, and almost overlooking the naval station, 
there are solidly built, but now deserted, barracks still in a fair state o 
ро Altho ugh the district is very thinly populated, and there 
is no town of importance nearer than St. John, 12 miles away, troops 
were quartered here up to quite recent times. The naval station of 
English Habeas is е kept u up, and occasionally a man-of-war ога 
nboat puts in to clean and refit. en there is no vessel in the 
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harbour the place bas: a singularly deserted appearance. аген 
House (once occupied by King William IV. when commanding on this 
station) overlooks the harbour, and is occupied by the commander of the 
war-ship that Peppe to be in the harbour. After dining with Captain 
Rayner, of H.M.S. “ Tourmaline,” we returned to St. J ohn and arrived 
there about 11 
December 1.—Another morning visit was paid to the Botanical 
Station for the purpose of examining the land in the neighbourhood 
extending to the southward slope of Cedar Valley Hill. Some е experi- 
of fibre nnn The soil is of see character, and, as it has a soi 
uspect, is probably very hot and dry. The northern slope of the hill is 
too steep for cultivation, but at n foot there is a large extent of flat 
land suitable for grazing purpose 
In the afternoon the Governor divis out with me to Parham, a small 
town on the windward or eastern side of the island. Here two very 
interesting private gardens, bem ed to.Dr. Freeland, and his son 
Dr. F. J. Free and, were visited. Dr. Freeland за numerous 
ornamental plants, s such as Cx otons, Araucarias, Rose 
Aroids ; while his son devoted his leisure time to the ealivatióti of feras 
and smal! palms. These were chiefly in pots and sheitered by an 
