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two days and ‘a half, I inspected the village of Aburi, which I found 
clean and in d order, and I also went over a patch of lan 
14 acres belonging to the Rev. Mr. Clarke, a native minister, which I 
think should be бесы by the Government and added to the Govern- 
ment property. I will submit the question to the Legislative Council at 
Cash and — —— O'Donnell, of the constabulary, with 
Dr. Gunn in attendance upon them, were at Aburi during my — 
term of service of Mr. Crowther, the Curator, expired on n 
14th ultimo, and I had shiny Mr. Eyre with me т Aburi to relieve 
him, but when I found on arrival that Mr. Crowther was in such good 
health, and as he ai mpi expressed his willingness to comply with a 
suggestion which I made for his considersQun that, looking to the large 
amount of valuable речи зем -— perty which he had so far success- 
fully brought to a critical d he should remain in the Colony a little 
longer, before going on leave, to superintend the transplanting from the 
seedling beds of the different. "youn g plants with the advent of the rainy 
season and initiate Mr. Eyre into his duties, I was glad to avail myse 
of his offer. Mr. Eyre’s term of residential service also expired on the 
oth instant, “put he does not desire to return to England, and is only too 
glad to have the opportunity of continuing his service in the healthy 
climate of Aburi, whilst engaged upon work which is congenial to him, 
and of which he has had previous experience when employed upon 
plantations in Fiji. am of opinion, moreover, that it will be of 
advantage to the public service that he should be allowed to x= so, as 
there is no other officer who is available for the service. I apprehend 
that, in the circumstances, his offer will entitle him to the з extra 
leave under paragraph 424 of the Colonial Regulations. 
he Right Hon. Governor. 
Lord Knutsford, G.C.M.G., 
&c. &c. &c. 
CCI.—BAHAMAS INDUSTRIES. 
e most interesting circumstances connected with the 
rigida var. sisalana). "This subject has already iscussed in the 
Kew Bulletin, 1889, p. 57 ; 1889, p. 254; 2 va 1890, p. 158. In a 
recent report in the Blue Book for. the year 1890, Sir Am pin Shea, 
Ay 
ticulars “respecting this and other нү industries петиот wi 
the 
Agriculture, 
Apart from the fibre cultivation agriculture is омй one to 
ine-apples. The people raise maize aud sweet potatoes for their own 
= ива their eel тел wed се is much assisted by these crops. Cotton  . 
boot an increase, being 1,5937. in value compared with 1,0747, in 1889, — 
