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representative charafter, the most complete exhibit of 
preserved fruits, 200 in number, of any in the tropical 
se6tion. 
Mr. MORRIS in his interesting report, says much that 
should cause attention to be dire6led to the development 
of an industry followed profitably in Jamaica and else- 
where, for which this colony with its abundant and fer- 
tile lands, easy communication with the United Kingdom 
and with America, is especially suitable. 
The Fruit industry, moreover, whether confined to raising 
and shipping bananas, oranges, pines &c, or extended 
to the preserving and canning fruit and the manufa6lure 
of jellies, syrups &c, would afford employment to a large 
class who now find it difficult to obtain the means of 
existence. 
The Reports on COFFEE and COCOA were intrusted 
to Mr. Henry Pasteur, who, it will be recolle&ed, was 
good enough to make the special report on the speci- 
mens of these produ6ls shewn by British Guiana, which 
was communicated to the Royal Agricultural and 
Commercial Society last year. 
Mr. Pasteur reports that India is first and foremost 
amongst British Possessions both for the quantity and 
quality of its produ6lion of coffee, in spite of the ravages 
of the leaf disease. He strongly advocates the shipment 
ot Coffee in parchment, to be peeled and sized in London, 
and gives instances of Coffee from Costa Rica thus 
treated, realising from 10/ to 14/ percwt. more than that 
cured in the ordinary way. The parchment not only 
preserves the colour and quality of the berry against 
damage, but allows the berry to mature more completely. 
There were specimens of Coffee shewn by Jamaica, 
