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and lias four unkempt gravel paths running from 

 each of the four corners in the shape of a St. An- 

 drew's cross. It is a nice little square — about one 

 fourth the size of Brunswick Square — and would not 

 take much to beautify it. Many complaints are 

 made as to the state of its footpaths. The buildings 

 surrounding it are ordinary dwelling-houses ; it is a 

 nice quiet place to live near and should be healthy. 



There are other open-spaces that might be dealt 

 with but space will not permit it. Passing through 

 the Prince's Building enclosure of which, should 

 space permit, something may be said later, we come 

 to the fine Queen's Park Savannah — mention of which 

 is made in one of the chapters on Casual Wanderings. 

 Passing through this beautiful savannah the equal of 

 which few cities in the United Kingdom, except 

 Dublin, possesses, we reach the Botanic Gardens 

 which ought to form a fit adjunct to the residence of 

 the representative of our sovereign, but which till 

 lately were, for many A^ears other than they should 

 be. I am informed that our present governor 

 observing this, sought for the reason, and being 

 told that they were sacrificed to what was desig- 

 nated the more urgent necessities of the agricultural 

 departments, did not see why it should be so and 

 ordered that they should be restored to their for- 

 mer condition. If this be so, then Sir George Le 

 Hunte has earned the everlasting thanks of those 

 who take an interest in these beautiful gardens, 

 for beautiful they once were and can be made 

 so again. 



