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Mr. Sutherland's and had gone wrong before my visits, he waylaid me 

 on my way to Charles Town in order to get instruction on his own old 

 trees. 



Still further along the road another settler, Mr. "WalleD, was wait- 

 ing for me to inspect his field. The inspection developed into another 

 demonstration. Mr. Wallen had made excelleDt use of the instruction 

 gained the previous year, and the further instruction imparted to so 

 energetic end intelligent a man was a very pleasant task. 



Later lectured in the Charles Town Schoolroom to about 20 adults 

 and a large number of school children, and afterwards gave a lengthy 

 demonstration in the field of Mr. Sutherland. 



Mr Sutherland's field was in quite young chocolate when I first 

 visited Charles Town, and has been the place selected by me on each 

 visit for the chief demonstration. Although a little is left to be de- 

 sired in the way of thinning out the trees, the field is such a vast im- 

 provement on the usual style that it serves admirably as a model to 

 others, especially as it is quite close to the important Buff Bay River 

 Valley road. 



Thursday, 16th, Belvedere. An extremely wet morning quite spoiled 

 the day, as the people in this very scattered district did not expect to 

 see me at all, only four men appearing, but these four were thoroughly 

 in earnest and very grateful for previous advice. In the two fields 

 visited, Mr. Thos. Grray's and Mr. Henry Colthirst's, the improvement 

 observable from last year was very gieat, and the two gentlemen were 

 very grateful for the great improvement which is visible in their fields. 



Friday, 17th, Enfield. The Rector, Rev. W. Taylor, said, that in 

 consequence of the late heavy and continuous rains he bad been unable 

 to hold any services on Sunday, and in consequence, although, be said, 

 the people were very anxious to see me, it was impossible for them to 

 be fully aware of my coming, and only six people turned up. Two of 

 these had come a long distance on the off chance, and were particularly 

 anxious to get a lesson in budding. A demonstration was given in the 

 grounds of Mr. C. Maxwell on pruning coffee, cocoa, planting kola and 

 budding oranges. Mr. 0. Maxwell's cultivation has greatly improved 

 since my previous visit, and he expressed great gratitude for the help I 

 I had been to him. 



Monday, 20th, Black Hill and Rodney Hall Valley. Although the 

 morning was fine, noon saw heavy showers of rain which continued 

 throughout the afternoon, and although people here were quite keen 

 on the meeting only about 10 people turned up. A lengthy demon- 

 stration was an impossibility, two short ones were given however one in 

 Mr. Francis Minott's ground and one in Mr. Titer's, the demonstrations 

 being on pruning and transplanting coffee, pruning cocoa and oruthe 

 forking and draining of the heavy land and ihe budding of oranges. 



Tuesday 21st, Swift River. Lectured in the Schoolroom to about a 

 dozen people and a number of school children and afterwards demon- 

 strated in the fields of Mr. Winter and Mr. Holworthy on budding, 

 pruning and planting coffee and cocoa, also inspected the Teacher's 

 garden and gave him advice as to its better management and the better 

 arrangement of it, on a definite plan, and pointed out to him the evils 

 of mixing up his crops. 



Wednesday 22nd, Bybrook. Only four people turned up at Bybrook r 



