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Govt.Secretary 1 s Office 
Georgetown , ^emerara 
38th Feb 1914 
Sir, 
With reference to the letter from this Office No.818? of the 
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11th NereKker 1911,1 an directed to inforr. yon that the Director of 
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Science ant Agriculture reports 3C,C00 Para rubber seeds will meet 
the requirements of this Goyt.for the ensuing financial year ant to 
ask that that the supply of seeds from the Royal Botanic Gartens, 
Singapore,for 1914-1915 be redeuced to this figure. 
3. The reasons for the reduced intent are that the geminati 
rates of the seeds sent from Singapore during this year have net been 
30 satisfactory as they were for 3eme years,that the trees now grow¬ 
ing on various stations of the. Department of Science and Agriculture 
promise to supply a large proportion of the seeds required,and that 
the demand for Para rubber plants i3,it is hoped only temporarily 
falling off. ’ 
I have etc sd.G.W.B Greaves? 
The Hon.The Col.Sec 
