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be divided into three or four great divisions, one of which 
should be cut down each year. By this means a successive 
crop might be obtained, the quantity to be procured exactly 
calculated upon, and a great waste saved. Improvements 
might certainly be also introduced into the method of barking 
and collecting the cinnamon ; the present system is very rude 
and the labour of those employed very unproductive compared 
with their number. 
These few hints I suggest with diffidence, and leave the sub- 
ject to the judgment of more skilful persons. My object is 
gained if I succeed in turning the attention of the public to 
a concern of national advantage, and in shewing that it is ca- 
pable of improvement. 
Zz 
