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Leeward Islands. 
Having legard to the iniormatiou supplied by the Governors of the Leeward 
and Windward Islands, of which some account is given in Appendix II, the Com¬ 
mittee decided to recommend that a suitably qualified officer should be employed 
upon a general geological and mineralogical examination of these Colonies during 
a. pct iud of thiee years, at an estimated, total expenditure oi about £3,600. inclusive 
ol salary, the cost of apparatus, travelling and incidental expenses. The Committee 
leu mi m ended that one-half of this sum should be paid from the research grant, 
provided that the Colonies concerned undertook to pay the other half. The Colonies 
have since given the necessary undertaking. Mr. Iv. W. Earle, M.Sc., F.G.S., late of 
the geological staff of I niversity College, London, lias been appointed Government 
Geologist for this mission, and left for the West Indies in December, 1920, after a 
short preliminary course of special study in the methods of petroleum prospecting, 
which was arranged with the co-operation of the Petroleum Department and 
included a visit to British oil borings. He will be attached to the Imperial Depart¬ 
ment ol Agriculture for the West Indies and, after a short stay at the headquarters 
of that Department in Barbados, will proceed first to the Virgin Islands and next 
to Dominica. 
Windward Islands. 
Sec under Leeward Islands. It is anticipated that the Government Geologist 
will make an examination of the Windward Islands in 1922. 
OTHER COLONIES. 
Falkland Islands. 
The fishery possibilities of the area between the Falkland Islands and the main 
line are dealt with under the bead “ Fisheries.” 
St. Helena. 
The proposals received from this Colony are given in Appendix II. 
fn regard to minerals, the Committee considered that there was little prospect 
that any valuable result would be attained by geological investigations, but that the 
matter should fie borne m mind when any suitable geologist was available. 
I he Committee agreed with the Governor that agriculture afforded the best 
prospect tor the successful employment of a grant. They were, however, unable to 
undu late lespoiisibility for the maintenance of a permanent institution such as 
he pioposed botanic station. I he Committee thought it advisable that an agricul- 
tuial expert should be sent to the Colony, preferably from the Cajie, to enquire into 
SiTW e VT' U,g cultivation in the Island, and particu- 
f knn W fai U could “ade self-supporting m regard to food supplies. A grant 
ol £500 was recommended for the purpose. 1 1 G 
!r !" ade f ^ th - Uie Government of the Union of South 
I - ' '• W .G yIason, Director of Iramrng Farms, and formerly Principal of 
two S grlCU ' e ’ Gisinberg, to visit the Colony for a period not exceeding 
FISHERIES. 
The matters brought before the Committee in regard to fisheries proved to lie 
W) fai geneial ill character that U would be inconvenient to deal with them all under 
the geographical headings. 1 
Ihe Committee considered the question whether it was possible usefullv to take 
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■Ito if ru L n R n,st, 'y ot Agriculture and Fisheries, supported by the 
, 0 ll; L ,lK *' the Committee arranged for the preparation of a report on the fishes 
p y l,e Colonies a ? , a P rellml ? ai 7 ste P- .This task was entrusted to Mr. C. Tate 
.eg.m I R .-.. and his report has been printed in the miscellaneous series of Colonial 
Reports and presented to Parliament in September, 1920, as [Cmd. 958] A <?rant 
of £i0 was made to defray the cost of the report J 8 
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