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actual state of the labour question here, what the J d the 
' fear is that, if we can only rely upon the Indian kto™ 
very small quantity of agricultural labourers, a " _ t[ 
existing cultivation on account of the y 
labourers to work the land. 
On the other hand I believe cocoa will 
perous, barring some unexpected diseases, as conditions of 
do not require what a sugar planter does, and the conditions 
labour are by no means the same. 
All the large cocoa plantations i are , in ^ the hands 
r i p- ducte - 
be said on the future ottn an industr y which is pros- 
it is of no practical use ^ yalue every day. Now let us 
perous and which M ine minor n0 £, but which with 
pass to the minor ^ developed> into major industries. 
it is , h ° P ® d ess a magnificent soil, in some places, well 
In Trinidad we possess ° f ora e and ii me trees; some 
adapted for the cu . during the season, but a large 
beautiful fruit are collect® ^ , £ the fruifc not findi „ g 
quantity is entirely lo e established het-e, a line 
a market. If orange purpose of carrying fruit 
of Steamers properly fltfce ^ . ° , producer to send his fruit to 
ought to be subsidized enabling the proem 
the American or English mar 
, „,.„ht only to contain grafted 
Orange fields if established 0^^ must be borne in 
oranges, and those of the bes , usually bear a fruit which 
mind that oranges not g .„ r „f ted fruit. The latter is hardier, 
does not keep so well as the g d and is also of a bettei 
u ^ brought 
Grafted orange trees of planted here, will after 
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repay handsomely all cu 1% £ minor industries, ® 
manner. Now in the same lmeot ^ and ht to have 
lime (Citrus limetta) whlch f ^ W - uice for the Enghsh marke^ 
produced large to see has not succeeded as 
but which so far as I have oee 
an industry up to now. x p a ve seen to the 
This non-success «j ; 
defective process employ ^ West Indies 
fruit. In the common hme ot 
