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The villagers and estates' proprietors, however, 
having expressed their readiness to engage in the 
industry on the general lines of the Agricultural 
Committee's Report, the Society should do its utmost 
to foster it in every possible way by offering its 
services as intermediary between the parties concerned 
in the way of assisting them to come to terms if asked 
to do so, by arbitrating in case of dispute, in fact, by 
acting in an impartial and actively friendly manner in 
the direction of overcoming the difficulties inseparable 
from the outset of an industry like the one in 
question. 
Faithfully yours, 
FREDERIC I. SCARD. 
The Chairman said he considered that the Society 
had done its duty in regard to the question of 
cane-farming, and he doubted if at the present time 
much more could be done to encourage and help 
forward this important undertaking. The broad lines 
upon which satisfactory arrangements could be made 
between the grower and the manufacturer had been 
considered and fully discussed, and many valuable 
suggestions had been published and circulated on 
the subject. It now remained for the grower and 
manufacturer to give practical effect to the suggestions 
and proposals that had been made. They all knew 
that the people here were somewhat slow to enter upon 
any new undertaking, and no doubt the estabUshment 
of cane-farming would be a gradual process. But 
convincing arguments would mean the possession ol" a 
considerable sum of dollars by the successful farmer 
who grew and sold a crop of canes. The main 
reason why he considered that the peasantry should 
be encouraged to go in for cane-farming was 
that the soil and climate were suitable. The people 
