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than twelve months to run, 
slight advantage, to 
In conclusion, 
most interest- 
that there had 
0 E the Colony. 
Jlr. Ernest 
later, when 
contracts had probably nob more 
and it would he a pity for such a very 
amend the Ordinance in the manner suggested, 
their thanks were due to Mr. de Verteuil for his 
ing and admirable paper. 
Mr. de Verteuil said he was amply satisfied 
been a discussion which would be for the good 
In speaking of the labour difficulty lie presumec 
Clarke alluded to this time of the year or a hit e , 
those labourers would not accept the work offeree o 1 , 
Clarke had not said whether lie offered those, poop c 
whether they would have accepted it. Wit 1 itgA* 
McCarthy’s remark about the protection of rum reC eive 
regard to .Mr. 
'immigration and minor 
industries he said it must be remembered that we had a p 
tion that would only work two or three days in -,^1 i ^n in- 
that was why the sugar industry was bound 0 P 
Ventured labour. 
land was altogether a free trade country and 
everything exactly on the same footing. ” ith 
McCarthy’s objection to having both 
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “ POBT-OF-SPAIN GAZET 
Hear Sir, -At the lecture on 
ek stated it to be an interesting fact tti j J(;en f or the 
ies in Jamaica would not have thriven tat i ^ are just the 
r ger proprietors taking them up. Now e ‘ ^ om t j ie ou t- 
verse. The minor industries of Jamaica t . and it 
t, and still remain so the work of the , an ’ a .•'..I' ,, w ^e to the 
only within the last few years when capi • y iave been 
•Jing character of the business, that ' - n ' t i, a t the pea- 
anted. It has been shewn over and °' e * pa y more taxes 
utry who are now settled on abandouea while t 
an the estates formerly paid when in “ f,. 0 m the State. S> r 
king as many concessions or privileg ■ t p e gmall proprie- 
enry \V. Norman has more than once ca of general 
rs the backbone of the colony, m' *!’. are the strength 
istice they constitute the medium. »« 1 _ t0 “ pink ofl 1 10 
• «» nr,:,,. The first class shots waitm^ 
urns”— while third class shots aie houseless me no 
The latter are labourers, "ho l»»g „ t on ce raise them 
se at all, in pursuit of minor 1,1 ' u t , ’ led upon to develop 
‘to the second class and they can he clepe 
iuor industries. PROGRESS. 
