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rectness of which some persons may have grave doubts 
although others may uphold them. 
(h) The establishment of small subsidiary stations in 
the Counties of Berbice and Essequebo, where tiie suit- 
ability of new varieties of canes for cultivation in these 
localities can be investigated. 
3. The extension of the experiments in these direc- 
tions will entail : 
{a) The addition of about 20 acres of land to the area 
at present occupied by the experimental cane cultivation. 
(b) The thorough draining of such land and laying it 
out with the necessary roads, walks and bridges. 
(c) The prote6lion of the land by barbed iron wire 
fencing or by other means so as to prevent the untimely 
reaping of the canes by persons who may wish to con- 
du6l their own experiments. 
(d) The thorough draining of the present experimen- 
tal field. 
(e) The ere6lion on the field of a small experimental 
cane mill to be worked by cattle or horse power. An 
office or small laboratory will also be requisite on or 
near the field in which the chemical examination of the 
canes is to be carried out. 
(f) The addition of one or more overseers to the staff 
of the Botanic Gardens who would assist in carrying out 
thedetails ol the experiments and be of some assistance to 
the Laboratory to enable the very great amount of addi- 
tional analytical work involved to be done. 
4. The following is the initial expenditure which will 
form a charge upon colony : 
The acquirement of additional land. 
{a) The transference of the field at present used for 
the growth of para-grass by the Orphan Asylum will not 
entail any expense beyond that necessary for changing 
the cultivation to that of sugar cane. 
(b) The additional land necessary which isestimated at 
about 20 acres will have to be obtained from the Liquidator 
of theBelair Company, Limited, eitherfrom theabandoned 
cane piece on the East of the Botanic Gardens or from 
the land of the grant of occupancy on the westot the Gar- 
dens which is situated bet \^•f'f'n the southeastern limit of 
