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Mr. Millen lirst deals with the cocoanut plantation ;.l Badagry, and >«. 

 far as I am able to judge, his remark* are p. rt'ecrly eoi ivct. For a con- 

 siderable time it was the practice to have the plantation cleans] at 

 regular intervals by paid labour, but this appears to have been disci m- 

 ! in tied of late. No doubt it entailed a heavy expenditure, and it is a 

 question whether an outlay of this nature is a legitimate charge on the 

 public funds. 



That cocoanuts will do well in the western district is proved l>y the 

 jdantntinii at Topo, which is in excellent order, and has progressed 

 wonderfully since my last visit there IS mouths ago. 





nbered that the mission lands are 



■. looked after 



by two priests, 





selected for the work on account of their 



agricultural ex- 



perience, 



, who have some 40 odd men an< 



Iboys to ass 



ist them. Were 



the trees 



at Badagry to receive like adva 





e no doubt that 





lid thrive equally well, but I can 



nut think that 



; it is desirable for 



the'tbm 



jrnment to burden itself with urn 



leitakings of s 









plantation ne 



ar Ajileie which 



Mill lias 



but little to show for the amount 



, of labour wh 







expended on it. As yet no tr< 







permanent positions, and I should say tin 







•••round have been cleared. 







It mui 



it be recognised that coffee plan 

 id looking to the quality of the 

 i as to good results being obtaine 



ting near Lag 



^rr^oo 



agbo to Ilaro, and I some very fine specimens of 



■ Landolphia owurUmtis. (livaf liili \\\\ ha- hecn experienced in 

 fcaining the services ol' trained ruM.er c.ll. ctm-s. but I hope that in 



ve an experienced ' m tlie neighbourhood of 



colony as the supply is practically iMdn* 

 (Signed)" 

 The Most Hon. The Marquis of Ripou, K 

 &c. &c. &c. 



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