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from Dir A. Thea reporting that a machine for the extraction of fibre is in successful operation in the Bahamas.
As a former Governor of that Colony and one who has devoted much time to the Agricultural Development of some of the West Indies, I have been glad to receive this information.
I notice that one machine will only turn out 1/2 ton of fibre a day and that the value of sisal has gone down to £16.10 per ton.
I believe also that the yield per acre is little more than, if as much as, 3/4ths of a ton. Dir A. Shea omits to mention the price of this machine, or the amount and cost of the labour required to work it.
Many of the Estates in the Bahamas vary from 300 acres to 1,500 in extent and I assume that on the largest it would be necessary to have at least 10