, 1890-03-19

OF laying out the gardens and will render
them especially attractive.
1t is proposed to make IL special feature
of Orchids in the exhibition. This and the
other West Iudian Islands and Central
and South America is the home of orchids,
and it should DO possible to make an orchid
exhibit one of the heSr features OF the
exhibition. We believe active steps have
been taken looking to this end.
A great feature in the laying out of tho
grounds will bO q large variety OF tree
ferns. Many of the paths will h1 planted
wIth avenues of these giant Ferns which
will lend n specially beautiful aspect TO The
gardens. There will be no hedges pl Hnted
around the gardens, but tue fences will be
overgr0wn with Towering creeperN of every
variety. The interior of the building will
be beRutiied with towering plants. ferns
etc, aud the Botanical Gardens people
have already Nurne three thousand flower
pots filled with roses and other plRhtS ia
preparation for this purpose.
Before going further mo details regard
ing thr Exhibition we will reproduce tn"
xubstancr at our Interview with His Excel
lencv the Governor, which cannot fail 10
be Of great Interest to our renders.
His Excellency expressed himself a"
highly pleased with the progress being
made in al matters connected with the
project, aud he Is assured of its proving
a great success iu every, respect.
"Active work Is III progress Oh the
grounds he said, Sand we are getting
along very well there. The ground IA
VERY hard indeed and we ara getting u
water supply laid on. A difficulty was
encountered by our not being able to pro,
cure pipes in order to bring the water
where we desired it, but if We are not able
to get pipes We will have Il canal construct
ed. We must have water at once aud, OF
course. We shalt get it. The t~ree-m0vers
will be here about the end Of March and
then We will commence moving palms and
other lHrge trees.
| have already made preparations at
Kings House for taking up some palms
growing there, and at the Botanical Gar.
dera hundreds of tree terms have been
taken up aud placed ia tubs ready for re-
mOvAl. Mr.. FAwcett will attend to this
part of the Exhibition arrangements and
h. will run it all right.
"There will not be any artificial lakes
ON the grounds az they would entail the
expenditure OF a large amount of money,
aud the grounds aru not sufficiently large.
4 NNIt1l lFNkuAA AtrS ~ AIOACS AH N0S ~
Strueti0n Of an Aquarium. In fact, |, per-
snmally, should even give an Aquarium
preference over II Theatre.
awe may ave e. cut out the proposed
Exhibition Hall. The numerous acceSSO.
ries arc running up the expenses largely
and We may fnd it necessary to abandon
the project of the Exhibition Hall aud de.
vote the money To extending and elaborat-
Ing other features. Of course | cannot
speak positively an this point. So far as
the hall being used by a regular theatrical
COMPANY ix concerned, / 'lO not think q
good company would come TO Jamaica for
that purpose for y visit OF y month or so; it
wOn'd moi be- profitable.
The question of supplying power has
not yet been decided. In other exhibitions
power has been rented to exhibitors and it
10 probable that We shall have to adopt
that plan. | find the expenses of the vari-
GUS items of the undertaking are running
up to u good sum, more than WAS calculat.
ed by most of those who sent Us in esti.
mates, therefore we may have 10 make q
charge for power, but it will be very small.
Probably we shall supply up to Que hun
dred horse power free.
"We are not looking for very large ex-
hibits of all kinds of machinery. we
only expect special exhibits of such AN is
suited for our own uses. The first object
of the Exhibition is for the Improvement
OF the people of Jamaica. and machinery
for the preparation Of sugar, coffee, Cocoa,
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