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at Dodds Reformatory in propaga- ting sugar cane from seed, and the Committee desire to place on record their sense of the importance of Such experiments in connection with The development of the

indus- sugar bry in the West Indian Colonies.

The West India Committee also desire to express their thanks to I. R. Bovell Esqre, the Superintendent of the Botanical Station at Dodds Reformatory, Barbados, for his able Co-operation in the above experiments, and for the manner in which he has de-

voted himself to a matter of much importance to the sugar industry.

I am, dear Sir,

I. R. Bowell Esqre

Dodds Botanical Sta

Barbados.

yours truly, (gd) Robert Arthur

Chairman

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various

Copies of minutes made by Governors and others on the working of

the Reformatory

and Botanical Station

Barbados.

Iminute by the Stonble L. f. Kuolles CALL. G.

Colonial Secretary.

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4th August 1883. Visited and inspected.

"Everything in order"

(Sad) C.C. Kuollys.

Col. Sec.

Minite by Stis Excellency Major General Sir St. R. Browne. Administering the Government.

"Inspected 30 Aug 1884. I find the "institution in excellent order, and " very creditable to Mr Bovell and his "officers.

The Boys appear clean and healthy. The