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quality, but had suffered from want of care in curing ; 
the last named colony, it would appear, has been unfor- 
tunate in the quality of seed used, which has resulted in 
the inferiority of the chocolate trees. 
Mr. PASTEUR says that the cocoa from British Guiana 
in quality, flavour, and size, was fully equal to the best 
from Trinidad, and the excellent character of these 
samples shews that the soil is eminently suited for the 
growth of cocoa, and that if the cultivation was taken 
up in a proper spirit, it would probably add greatly to the 
wealth of the colony. 
It is interesting to note that Ceylon cocoa appears to 
have undergone a considerable change in becoming 
acclimatised. It has a fine flavour, — without, however, 
the desired strength, — and it does not stand the system 
of fermenting and drying without washing, as adopted in 
Trinidad. Whether this results from inexperience or 
from difference of climate or soil, Mr. PASTEUR says 
must be decided by further experiment. It is doubtful, 
he adds, whether there is enough land in Ceylon com- 
bining the requisites for a good cocoa plantation, viz.* 
fine, deep, rich soil, sufficiently moist, a good rainfall, 
and shelter from the wind, to justify the expeftation that 
the culture will be extended much beyond what it is at 
present. 
Mr. Neville Lubbock assisted by Mr. W. E. Halse 
and Mr. John McCarthy of Trinidad, sent in a report on 
SUGAR which has already appeared in print, and been 
well circulated. The subject is one of such importance 
to this colony, that it is to be regretted Mr. LUBBOCK 
had not more than half-a-dozen pages at his command. 
He states that about five million tons of sugar are yearly 
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