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perseverance of the students show that they entered the class 
with that true spirit which ought to make them succeed. I am 
exceedingly pleased with the result of the examination and I 
hope that the next class — carpentry — to commence on the 4th 
of November, will he well attended. Carpentry is essentially a 
part of building construction. A man may be a very good 
mason or brick layer, but if he wants to be a master, he must 
have a knowledge of Carpentry, so that if he makes a contract 
for building a house he may know whether his sub-contractors 
are doing his carpentry work well. Take advantage in every 
possible way of learning the details of the art of every branch 
of artizanship which is used in constructing a building. You 
have gone through brick -laying and building construction, and 
now you have to go into carpentry. Do not give up, as you 
have done so well hitherto. Nothing would give our dear Queen 
greater pleasure than to know that you are doing your best to 
commemorate her glorious reign, by endeavouring to make your- 
selves equal to the best workmen in the whole of her dominions. 
A workman is the proudest thing a man can be. A man who 
can use his hands is far better than one who can only use his 
head. The superiority of its artizans has made the British 
Empire what it is. 
DESCRIPTION, CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF 
TOBAGO. 
By His Lordship the Bishop of Trinidad. 
milE Bishop said that he attributed the Governor’s presence 
1 to the fact that His Excellency was so charmed with his 
recent visit to Tobago that he wanted to hear a little more about 
that island. There were others in the room who knew Tobago 
as well, and in some respects a great deal better than he did, 
but he would tell them what a practical outsider had had 
frequent opportunities of observing of the island, the people and 
the work that was being done or being attempted to be done in 
the island. He then proceeded to describe the scenery and the 
circumstances incidental to a journey round the island on a 
Tobago pony. Tim island contained about 73,000 acres, the 
bulk of which had been alienated ; there was only about 2,700 
acres of Crown land left, and he hoped the Government would 
take good care that it was reserved, because if the wood was cut 
down the island would become very much like Carriacou, where 
there was not a troe anc) the rail* did not fall, the consequence 
