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e house e al Aburi, which is alrea eady the property of the Government, 
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The hill slopes and soil of Aburi are Дн suited for the cultivation 
of cocoa, coffee, cloves, cinnamon nutmegs ‚ vanilla, and other useful 
A sum of 300/. has been inserted in d estimates for 1889 for an 
е5 and DOSE garden at yide 
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I ios — put the initial -— of d scheme at a low 
direct the Botanical Gardens at Kew, Mr. Morris spare who has 
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paratively PM a 
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I have, &c. 
(Signed) W. Branprorp GRIFFITH, 
overnor. 
The Right Hon. Lord Kutsford, G.C.M.G., 
&с. &с. &e. 
ROYAL Garpens, Kew, to COLONIAL OFFICE. 
Sin, Royal аат "i October 12, 1888. 
I am desired by Mr. Thiselton Dyer to acknowledge the receipt 
of your letter of the 27th September on the Mes ct t a proposal to — 
establish a Botanical Garden at Aburi, on the Gold Coa 
e details of the scheme set forth in the Despatch of Sir Brandford 
Сява of the ir sies appear to have been carefully and judiciously 
; and i evident that the proposed Botanical Garden, if 
successfully “ke phere prove of considerable value in stimulating 
the attention of Natives to the cultivation of economic plants, and in 
disseminating useful information respecting them. 
The future prosperity of the West African Settlements would 
appear to depend very much on how far the natives inhabiting rich me 
fertile lands not far from the Coast can be led to cultivate certain plan 
and prepare the produce so as to give rise to commercial sited aes 
t 
products have already shown signs either of becoming exhausted or of 
уез рї, depreciated in the world’s markets 
Sir Brandford Griffith has fully grasped the practical aspect sought 
* purposes of export." Steps iit ilis to be taken to train pupils i 
ee менй Н, and generally diffuse a knowledge of practical "эк 
culture amongst the people. 
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