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9 — Every Constable belonging to the Constabulary Force shall 

 have the powers, privileges, and immunities of a Special Constable 

 within a Garden. 



10 — A Special Constable, and all persons whom he may call to his 

 assistance, may kill and destroy any goats, pigs, or poultry found within 

 the limits of a Garden, and may forthwith remove and dispose of the 

 carcases. 



11 — Printed copies of the regulations to be observed in pursuance 

 of this Law by persons using a Garden, shall be put up by the Director 

 of Public Gardens and Plantations in such Garden, in conspicuous 

 places. 



12 — All regulations made by the Governor in Privy Council under 

 this Law, and all additions to and alterations and rescissions of the 

 same, shall be published in the Jamaica Gazette, at least two weeks 

 before the same respectively shall be in force. 



PACKING PINE APPLES. 



In the Bulletin for December, 1895, attention was drawn to the ad- 

 vantages of exporting oranges in boxes, and to the method of packing 

 them. 



The following letter from the Pierpont Manufacturing Company 

 deals with the subject of packing pines: — 



Crescent City, Fla., 31st July, 1899. 



Dear Sir: — We are in receipt of your esteemed favor of the 18th. 

 We have never published a leaflet on the packing of pine- apples but 

 will be pleased to give you all of the information we can in regard to 

 the matter. For the common varieties of Pines a crate of the following 

 dimensions is used, heads 10^ ins by 12 ins. (3). Slats 5-16 ins by 5 ins 

 by 36 ins (8). One of the heads is placed in the middle and divides 

 the crate into two compartments. The pines in each crate should be 

 carefully inspected and sized by the packer, and the pines in each crate 

 should be of uniform size, and each one should be wrapped in a good 

 strong Manilla paper. They should be closely packed in the crate in 

 uniform lay rs and should fill the crate about one inch above the top. 

 The two slats which form the top of the crate should then be placed in 

 position and by even pressuae forced down to the heads and nailed. 



We also make for the large and fancy varieties of Pine-apples 

 crates of the following dimensions. Heads 12j ins by 20 ins (2) 

 Sides, 4 pieces 5-16 by 10 ins by 24 ins. Tops and bottoms, 4 pieces 

 5-16 ins by 10 ins by 24 ins. Tops and bottoms, 4 pieces 5-16 ins by 

 6 ins by 24 ins. 



These Pines are of course wrapped in paper, and, in addition, the 

 best packers use " excelsior" in the spaces around and between the 

 fruit. It is of great importance that the fruit shouid be so packed that 

 it cannot shake about in transportation but at the same time it should 

 not receive the slightest bruise. Pines are frequently ruined by the 

 cureless handing of the pickers. 



We should be very glad to have your people try the crates and we 

 are confident they will find it very profitable to use them. 



