Colonial Office to Eoyal Gardens, Kew. 

 Sir, Downing Street, September 25, 1893. 



After the recent meeting of the four West African Governors 

 at the Colonial Office, which you and Mr. Morris were kind enough to 

 attend, and at which the steps to be taken for extending the Botanic 

 Station System and developing technical education in those Colonies 

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arrived at on that occasion. 



I am now directed by the Marquis of Ripon to enclose for record in 

 your Department, a copy of this memorandum, and 1 am to state that 

 his Lordship approves oi" the suggestions contained therein. 

 I am, &c. 

 (Signed) John Bramston. 



The Development of the Botanic St„tit„, System and of Technical 



Education in the four West African f atonies. 



At a conference of the four West African Governors, the Director, 



:>nd Arrant Director of the Royal Gardens, Kew. which was held at 



th- Colonial Office on the 12th of September 1893, it was decided that it 



te that : — 



(1.) The Curator of a Botanic Station should be made a permanent 



official. 

 (2.) HfcsaJ rear, risiDgbyan 



16/. 13.?. id. to 250/. a year. 

 (3.) He should receive travelling allowance accordi 



<);m. \d- 



1 to the benefit of the Colonia 

 pa—a-.--, pensions, &c. of A 



»TSu 



Training in Agric, 



Itare, it was 



agreed th 



at the following 



be adopted as far as 









(a.) Training Lads at Botani 





—This mi 



ghtbe regarded 





in the direction of 1 



caching boy 









acted to the wor 



nder a definite 





made with the Gov 







re career. The 





seive a small sum at 





their ma 





toullfbe^hc 



reased year by yea 



,r as they i 





The training 



>roughly practical a 



nd ,nifed'to 





mstanecs of the 



olony. Of these lads the best 







further training 





idies or at Kew. V 







ned lads might 































Is in training shoul 





^dbytlu/ 



capacity of the 



