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water from the gully in the north-east corner should be walled and 
paved ; and in addition to the present steps, a small rustic bridge might 
be constructed. A constant supply of water should be distributed 
everywhere over station. ‘This is a most important matter and one 
= ака = tention. 
The present yox Mr.Wade, was formerly a gardener to Capt. J. H. 
H. Berkeley at St. Kitts. He has been in the West Indies for пеагі 
s pos 
An outline sketch of the manner in which t ob И be laid 
out was left with Mr.Wade. Immediately adjoining the barbed wire fence 
to the north, and to the left of the entrance walk, there is soil suitable 
for a nursery, propagating sheds, eoe 09, shed. ‘Adjoining this, and to 
the right of the entrance walk, mall banana plantation might 
established, to be used as shade for ethan plants. Beyond this, to the 
south-west, would come the watercourse, and then a series of beds about 
10 feet wide, divided by walks three feet wide. ‘These beds could be 
devoted to the experimental cultivation of specimen economic plants, all 
of which should be legibly ж. lidar i гук might be ре оп 
the dry stony soils to the extrem and also at the of th 
slope. The slope itself might be vili with trees and fact of an 
ornamental character or with Agaves, Cacti, or other plants capable of 
bearing dry arid candidam Parallel to the rustie fence adjoining the 
the raising of economie plants from seed or cuttings, and to the importa- : 
tion of any ey plants from other аа It is possible, ` 
however, for it to do a great deal of good in this way, and especially 
if a few жи: plants are wall ей cea at the Station for the 
instruction and observation of the people. e Curator, under such 
circumstances, should endeavour Е place his knowledge of horticultural 
methods at the disposal of those anxious to become acquainted wi 
them. He should train a few boys e eran and do all that is 
possible to aid in the dei clopment of local indus x 
A large number of economic plants already via in gardens in the 
island, and the Curator should endeavour to obtain these and establish ` 
able for a and so utilise to the best advantage the local око 
of the islan 
As мов доз -— етумен about 1,200 small settlers, with holdings 
eg 2 to 5 ac ach, it is very desirable to influence them to take 
p the permanent үзе бнр ан of fruit, spices, cacao, coffee and other 
parai, n large demand. In this work the Curator should take an 
active par. 
Immediately after the address it had been intended that I should 
leave for “St. Kitts in the schooner “ Georgiana.” As, however, the 
cargo steamer “ Mirima” had arrived and was leaving for St. кин m 
