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gallon juice and 'oS per ton canes. That gives three 
methods on which payment for canes can be based, as 
may be found most convenient. These terms are ex- 
tremely favourable to cane-farmers and should encourage 
them to go in for cane-growing. It is agreed that canes 
must be quite ripe when cut, and delivered clean and 
free of leaves to fa6lory. If canes are cut and loaded 
into punts by owners of fa6lory, the cost of the work to 
be deduced from price paid to farmers. Each punt must 
contain not less than 2*6 tons of canes. So far about 
35 acres are being cultivated by farmers, but I am sorry 
to say their plots are not well tilled or attended to. 
Those men who set themselves up as leaders of the 
people, and those others among us who really have a 
sincere and honest desire to help and stimulate our 
peasantry, cannot do better than inculcate at every oppor- 
tunity and in every way^ the wisdom of their devoting 
themselves to the tillage of the soil, and the necessity of 
tidy, thorough and careful cultivation. 
This Society has been charged with being above dis- 
cussing minor industries. I need scarcely say the charge 
is most unfounded, as the past records of the Society 
will abundantly prove, but let me say now that anyone 
who has got anything interesting to say regarding any 
agricultural industry, will be welcomed to these rooms, 
and given a patient hearing. This Society will be 
pleased to assist in any way that lies in its power the 
encouragement and establishment of any new industry. 
Apart from sugar and its by-produ6ls and a little cocoa, 
there is pra6lically no export from the Colony of any 
agricultural produ6ls, but a certain amount of rice, coffee, 
tobacco, ground provisions and fryit, &c., is grown for 
