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into excellent leather. Porpoise-catching might be fol- 
lowed as an adjunft to other fishing, since the oil and the 
skin are both valuable. 
The Tanning barks of British Guiana were passed over 
in the report now under notice. There are other sources 
whence much useful information as to the qualities of the 
several barks grown here, may be obtained. The Cham- 
ber of Commerce in London took notice of such materials 
exhibited from other parts of the world. Some ot these, 
however, are to be found here, or are capable of cultivation, 
and with encouragement, a fair supply could be raised and 
exported from this colony. 
Mr. Lastell'S paper on TIMBER is somewhat 
disappointing as far as this colony is concerned, 
because, although he visited our Court and closely ex- 
amined our numerous and varied exhibits, he has 
offered no opinion as to their suitability to the English 
market or English requirements. His observations on 
each specimen are repetitions of those descriptive remarks 
which when, compiling the catalogue, I borrowed from 
Mr. McTurk'S list of specimens in former exhibitions, 
and of those furnished by Messrs. PARK & CUNNINGHAM. 
It would have been more satisfaftory if one could have 
gained from the report the opinion of English experts as 
to the value of our timbers. 
Mr. Lastell says the timber of the colony was well 
represented, and that there is quite a mine of wealth in 
our forests. That is so; but our exhibits were sent not 
merely to attract attention to the quantity and variety 
of our timber produfts, but to elicit from home con- 
sumers some opinions founded on their experience and 
their requirements, 
