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Hay G, 1912 
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Hoard of ';orn.;issioners of AA’rioul feiro , 
Sail Juan, h. h. 
Doar Sir:- 
in i’Qpl;, to ;^cur in^alz’y as to the advisatiili fy of Introd-uciuy 
toads iiiiiO ‘’orto Paco 1 lay s£.y tlitit T Tool sor.iovXiat scopticf:! sines tT'orc 
is alrsf-dy a iiativs toad of tliat islaiid. It Is very xr-rs aud local, uov/- 
TQr, so tl'ji:. t xt ivoulc seen, tliat the ru tia’al couditloiis a.rs unrs-vora-tle . 
I don’t believe that the introdv.ction of our sonfr-em toad, nufo lonti-i- 
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ncrus, './onld be acconpcaiiod by any risk., but .■/hothei- it -.vould be success- 
for, a trial aione could thow. s^ocii-ens froiij tiie 'id’oliiias to Florida 
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would 
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trial 
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to C'UX- 
froLi oo: 
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v/l.olo , 
r.iijl't do, -lid possibly yoxx could arrsuiye '.vith rr. v;. S. Srinles, Halei'-h, 
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I must advise ajai-ist the introduction of tropical 
The iatroduCtion of tsulo 
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uari nu3 into ocr.:3 of tlij Antilloo 1 ir 3 croaled a nMlGcUioo in ‘placoc^ 
On t-ia v/h-ole , iiiti’oduc tlon of foreiyii soocies are to bo di scomi'a'ed. !Io 
body is co’.npetent to say /ha'. i:.ay ha -yen under the Cifb^yed condition 
Gincorel,- yours, 
(syd) j;eohIiaru titejnecr. 
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