, 1891-01-03

terest for planters aud others. 1t z i'm.
possible to give the report III its entirety
in an ordinary newspaper. The tables Hf
experiments would, OF hens Ives. oVanuv
three or four papers, Mr.. Bnrli has done
good service ~ usual and his remarks on -,
cane seedlingS-'f shich he made "a laIcr
and valuable c"llrction-on Insect peSls-
ON Mites OF. the sugar canc-on Sugar eau.
diSease-amd on experiments with manurps
and various kinds of canes, will be read
aud remembered with interest bv hun.
drtdS. He has dora. the best his eircum.
stances ALLOW, and he can ito no more. IL
Is to be hoped that another and a larrer
Botanical Station will era lOug be secured
by the Legislature. and that the field oF
operations be extended. AN it should be.
We pass naturally from our present
prospects TO the future, as sue geStrd 10 IA
by Mr.. Foster, the Canadian Minister. WIN
Wis III our midst n few days ago. The
outline Of his speech appeared in our paper
of the 9Th instant, Mr.. Foster. an 4 mat
ter of course, spoke on the Canadian view
OF the question, and labored to sheN that
our planters had nothing to expect from
America. There are not u few among M
who concur with MIR. Foster in THAI opinion.
But we fancy If they heard the case out hy
an American Statesman they would mod
1v their opinion. While MIR. Foster wAA
speaking we could NOT help climbing how
easy it would be for an American who
t'knOwS the situation" to make his case
look quite different from what il did to
uniformed minds when the honorable ppn,
tleman resumed his seat, and we fancy Mr..
Foster felt this when he replied to the
very opposite enqui y of the Attorney
General-he did not answer him, nor even
attempt to answer him, but rode AWAY
upon the general difficulties that surroun.
ded the question. Tnat is inst it. There
are countless difficulties u oundino the
case, and the most we can do in 70 wait
aud learn. America has been our great
support in the rast-America will be our
great reliance in the futura-and it would
be unwiSdnm OF a serious kind TO throw
off our hold upon her until We were ouite
sure that we should secure a stronger anR
a more enduring mold on Canada. For
our part We should be pleased to see u
good representative of our interest at
Washington at this time. We hope at all
events that the American president will
be informed, authOritatively, that our
import dntirS on American produces are
not levied for diScrimina ton, but tar reve.
uue purposes pure and simple, just az We
levy duties on articles from the Mother
Country, and the Colonies, With regard
to America not wanting our sugars. We do
not OcII6Fc ludG result Will DC attained
in the lifetime of our present proprirtora
and our prOpriet0rS will do well ia remem-
Der that the consumers of America Increase
in a far larger ratio than the consumers of
Canada. It our counsel would prevail wV
should say our policy is II waiting policy.
and it will not he Il losing one. We have
much to learn beto e W. commit ourselves
in this matter.
The Barbados Sugar Estate Company.
(nimitedl have had their annual meeting and
published their report. They have two
estates-OrJord and Mulineur. The crop of
Oxford tor the present year was 1877 hogs
heads, III bags Of ~u ar and 90 puncheona
of Molasses, from 493 acres Of first crops, and
IL acres sesond crop canes,-the molasses
crop being short from want of stanohaon
room, a want which the Directors are about
to reuurdy. The crop of Nutineur was 2I84
hogsheads. SO bags of sugar, and 100 pun.
cheons of molasses, from 81 acres first crop,
and 5 acres second crop canes. The apprais-
ed value Of Oxford was G7,062 and improve
M ntG to it brings its cost at present up to
97,94t o. s.. Mutiineuz cost GI2, $40 The
clearances are given as &5 8 4, 1O1 for
Oxford, and G723 Is. 81 for Muu1aeun.
The Shareholders recommend the purchase
of a third Estate. 4 dividend of 6 per cent.
WAS agreed to. It is a foreible illustration
OF the Importance to us Of good. prices for our