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other necessaries for manufacture on the spot, nor again with 
American sugars enjoying protection to the extent of the full 
value we get for our produce. 
The great energy and perseverance shewn by Trinidad sugar 
planters since the crisis began in 1884 does not appear to have 
been appreciated, and yet its effect has been beneficial upon all 
agricultural classes. . Economy has been taught not only to those 
directly concerned in sugar, but it has spread to the other in- 
clustries as well. We have witnessed those engaged in coconuts 
su tiering ^ likewise from an unexpected fall in prices, and seeing 
ow p uc -ily their sugar brethren had put their shoulders to the 
, eel, they imitated them by introducing improved machinery 
or the production of oil, trusting to progress to save themselves. 
. Af } aS f 0 ! 1 ' „ 0 at g««t cost of capital, and it is discouraging 
n sue intelligent efforts threatened again with failure. 
the li'l'f c ? ca ° Pinters too had their moment of anxiety during 
i, l( . , f 1 ® f en nionths, and if matters have brightened up 
little m-’nr] 10W on S these improved prices last, for with very 
benefits of U tK S ® gr0wers have reaped but very partially the 
wavfo dkl reC ° Very - Fort unately J they too have not given 
has 3 tried lsc °“ rage ment, and to meet the fall in values each one 
condition of lm P rove his cultivation and his preparation. The 
how manv Le nterS is , howevei ' ^ill one of anxiety, for 
cacao wi a n- lI on the value of properties when 
danger in tfZ 8 80/ ‘ and 90 A tb e owt This is the chief 
reparable nn l^ Z lt V onI T ' vith the help of cheap money 
Mortgage Z T 8 ^ that d ^r " ill be averted. The Land 
desideratum con , tem Plation would bring about that 
than high prices lasHnc^ fW the advaa cement of the colony 
meat to lend Te! g . ° Ver man T Tears. If we ask Govern- 
capital to reduce ^l* aran ee 111 orc * er that we may obtain cheaper 
of our properties Z mort S^, we offer with the security 
the Royal Commix' energy and spirit which have elicited from 
sary resources to emK? 6 '^ V" 3 ?P* n * on that we possess the neces- 
4 ources to enable us to tide over the present depression. 
made by these "entlemi " ' Pr *J aidad can endorse the reproach 
unfits the peoplt or at anv l n r! he; T 8tat ? that “cane cultivation 
management or cultivation^' the soiZZ™ no , trainin - for the 
that of growing sugar cane ” pr s „ f r an T other purpose than 
properties been formed by our peas-, ’T" 0 of the finest caca ° 
but " ha t they obtained du^ina- ^h°' Wh ° had no other train I 
Cannot the good class of our T r Stay °n sugar estates ! 
cacao as those planted bv the . ndlan s shew as fine plots of 
enezuela, given equal condition.wS^ 11 ^? who came over frotU 
S0ll > and when that soil 
