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Rev. W. M. Webb to Director of Public Gardens. 



Stewart Town, 11th March, 1896. 

 I am pleased to rdport that the series of lectures delivered by 

 Mr. Cradwick at my stations was quite a success in point of attendance 

 and practical value to agriculturists and small settlers who availed 

 themselves of Mr. Cradwick's presence, and atttended the lectures. 



2. The following places were visited, viz. : — 



Watt Town, Tuesday, Feb. 25th, 12 noon. 

 Gibraltar, Wednesday, Feb. 26th, 12 noon. 

 Keith, Thursday, Feb. 27th, 12 noon. 

 Stewart Town, Thursday 27th, 7 p.m. 



3. At all the lectures the people were greatly interested by the 

 practical teachings of Mr. Cradwick on the best methods of planting, 

 growing, cleaning, and curing coffee which is the chief product of all 

 these districts. 



4. At the close of the lectures, various questions on the subject were 

 asked, and much useful information elicited. 



5. A new and special feature of Mr. Cradwick's instruction was his 

 practical lessons in pruning coffee, and budding sweet orange on sour 

 orange trees. As the orange trade is likely to continue to be of great 

 importance, and there are rich orange districts, Mr. Cradwick's in- 

 struction cannot be overestimated. 



6. The present practical results, are : — 



1st. That attention is being paid to the pruning of Coffee, and 

 2nd. Many who witnessed the process of Jbudding are attempting 

 the process, and preparing trees to send out shoots for the purpose. 



7. I must not close this brief report without adding that on Friday 

 the 28th being in the neighbourhood of the Westwood High School, 

 Mr, Cradwick was invited by myself, as the Manager, to visit the 

 School, and deliver a lecture on the nature and treatment of plants, and 

 show the process of grafting. The lecture and budding process were 

 much appreciated by both teachers and pupils. 



8. It is earnestly hoped that the Department will arrange for a re- 

 petition of Mr. Cradwick's visit and lectures, and he will no doubt be 

 gratified by observing some useful results of his late visit. 



W. M. Webb. 



Rev. J. H. W. Graham, Port Maria, to Director of Public Gardens. 



March 27, 1896. 



I have not written since Mr. Cradwick's visit to say how much we 

 appreciate his coming. His visits are productive of much good, and 

 will be increasingly so as more people get to know of the kindof work 

 that he does. The meetings here were not as largely attended as 

 might have been expected ; but this was due perhaps to my not know- 

 ing what the lectures were like. I was too ill when he came last year 

 t© attend them. I am sure however on his next visit that the meetings 

 will be much more largely attended For this reason I should be glad 

 when on his visit to Gayle if you will arrange that he pass through one 

 or two other places on his way home in this locality. His nearest 

 way home from Gayle will be via Bonny Gate and Port Maria and he 

 could just stop on the way and I would get out a goodly number of 

 persons to meet him. 



