, 1892-09-03

trust and respect. taking within its fo.d all
the people and the sensible men who will come
no ma tier hat their position. When yon get
such a society, not a society nominated by
this or than man, sent by a board or by the Go
vernon, that is no good-it must come from the
people themselves (hear hear when we
see you are anxious to have this or that done,
/ tell you as a Governor when it comes from
the people asking for assistance, there is no
assistance that they require That we
are not prepared to give. This IS
the kind Of unrest l want to see, the
kind Of unrest and dissatisfaction ! like to
see amongst the people, because it leads to
improvement, and there is nothing 80 destruc-
tive as the soul-destroying apathy of a lazy
content. / think the opening Of the mar
ket today a very important event for this
parish and for Savanna la Mar principally,
and will give you a suggestion which it may
be worth your while to consider The posi-
bility of establishing fairs in different parish
es (hear hear.) / don't know how far that
would meet the real wants of the case, but |
know ia Ireland there are fairs established in
various parts Of the country, and they are of
frequent occurrence too. A poor man who
has a pig or q calf or any one head Of cattle
and takes it to market has a good chance as
the rich man who has a hundred COWS. All
come prepared and anyone who comes to buy
purchases here and there; it is all the same
whether he buys in the lot or buys from the
poor man two or three at a time. Everyone
has an opportunity of selling what he has got
to sell. know there are certain con-
ditions in Jamaica that would prevent to a
great extent the same thing taking place
here, because ! believe that if cattle were
brought to one part of the island and then
to another at different elevations they would
lose their condition, and there are other local
circumstances of that kind that might possibly
mitigate against the plan. But it seems to
me that if n each parish there was that kind
of market or fair established it might help on
the poor man considerably, I do not know if it
would help the pen keeper, because, when he
wants to sell his cattle he generally max 8 ar
engagements. ] hope beforethe time has come
when ] leave the island, | shall see these
agricultural societies formed in every parish
the same as the parOChial committees were
formed for the purpose Of carrying out the
Exhibition Societies in which every man
feels an interest-and then it is possible that
they may meet in Kingston. When you have
got q consensus Of opinion of that kind you
have got an opinion that no Governor or
Government could afford to disregard. ANY
thing outside that can be nothing but mere
theory to any practical man. | don't know
that there is any thing else that have to say
to YOU to day, ! can only now thank YOU
most heartily for the warm reception for the
second time that ! have met with in this
great parish and thank you also for this most
sumptuous entertainment, remembering rs |
do the hospitable manner III which you en-
tertained me when l was here before. / hope
it will not be the last time (hear, hear In
the island Of Jamaica | have never seen bet
ter decor atoms. aud Mr. Stone, who | am in
formed is responsible. deserves the thanks of
the community. 1t is only by looking back
at distant periods we realise how rapidly some
Of the colonies are again Advancing in the
van Of cjvillsation and progress, and | think
the future Of Jamaica WI prove there is
plenty of life in her yet and that our COM
mon mother will come to the front and be
once again as it has been in the past, The
Queen of the Antilles (Cheers)
The Custos then proposed the health Of
Lady Blake, to which the Governor responded
as follows:--"I thank you most heartily for
the toast, and | assure you that there is no
one who has at heart so thoroughly and
entirely the prosperity and comfort and
progress of Jamaica. You are aware
that Lady Blake a short time age made a
q suggestion, which think may be Of great
Importance to this colony, that the discovery
of this island by Columbus, whose discover
les are being celebrated IN various ways by