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“...following tackle is recommended : Sea and
Estuary Tarpon rod ; 6-inch tuna reel; 300-yard, 21-thread
ocean line and spare hanks, 15-21 thread ; backing, leads, in-
cluding swivel leads, from 2 oz.; Punjab and piano wire, a good
supply, all sizes ; assorted hooks, single 3-8/0 ; treble, larger :
artificial baits assorted, chiefly 6-9-inch swallow tails, sand eels,
spoons, blue and silver, all of the strongest to resist the powerful
jaws of large predatory fish ; strong wire-cutting pliers ; strong
gaff and landing net: bait-can, disgorger, gag, priest, etc. If
expense is a consideration, an 8- or 9-foot stout sea rod and a
Nottingham winch may be substituted for the tarpon rod and
tuna reel. . ,.___ .<___
River. Strong split-bamboo 9-ft. rod, dry-fly action , per-
fect ” reel: 30 yards level line and backing, with spare hanks ;
gut casts, assorted; flies (eyed), chiefly wickham, coachman,
ledges, 2-4. For spinning : 8 ft. 6 inch casting rod ; silex reel,
linPg and backing; hooks, traces, leads...”
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“...and a House of Assembly
onsistmg of twenty-four members elected annually by thé
eople on the basis of a moderate franchise. At general elections
t) the latter body there is frequently no contest, a fact which
peaks volume? for the contented’state of the inhabitants, who
ff/er *P devote their time to the development of the island
Ether than to political strife, an sxample which might with
flvantage be followed elsewhere. The executive functions
E Government are performed bv an Executive Council
Inch consists of the Governor, the Colonial Secretary, and the...”
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“...K I N G S T O N U
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“...that
he died from it two days after he was rescued.
The disaster has been graphically described by Mr.
F. H. Watkins, I.S.O., O.B.E., who was at the time
Commissioner of Montserrat.
For three months prior to the great outburst signs of active
disturbance were manifest, and on April 25th, 1902, at 8 a.m.,
the neighbourhood was darkened as by a total eclipse of the sun.
A shower of fine white ashes fell steadily for two hours, covering
the district north of St. Pierre to the depth of nearly half an
inch. When the fall of ashes ceased, the weather remained
gloomy and calm, and the crater still continued to emit smoke.
Excessive heat was experienced throughout the West Indies
at this time. The volcano increased in activity until May 2nd
and 3rd, when a tremendous outburst of fire and lava over-
whelmed the large Guèrin sugar estate, situated to the north of
St. Pierre, burying, it is estimated, more than 150 persons.
Although the fall of ashes did not cease, and some of the in-
habitants left for...”
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“...trial fields, covering an area of
about forty acres, where experiments with many
varieties of economic products, and especially with
seedling canes, ar.e conducted. Formerly, new varieties
of cane were only obtainable by chance variation. Now
the minutely subdivided “ arrow ” or bloom of a full-
sized cane is laid on the top of a rich soil in a wooden
tray, the soil having been previously baked in order to
kill all weeds, and the fertilised seeds germinated in the
ordinary manner. When about an inch high the tiny
grass-like shoots are transplanted into baskets and even-
tually bedded out in the experimental cane grounds
adjoining. Throughout its whole career, each cane
selected for further test is known by a number prefixed
with a letter indicating the colony of origin—thus “ D ”
stands for Demerara—so that when a variety turns out
favourably its history can immediately be traced. In:
the garden lakes can be seen alligators and some speci-
mens of the manatee or water cow.
Among the recognised...”
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“...Trinidad, 26,000 tons; Santo Domingo, 21,000 tons;
Grenada, 6,000 tons; Haiti, 3,500 tons; Jamaica, 3,500 tons;
Cuba, 1,600 tons; St. Lucia, 1,000 tons, and Dominica 600 tons.
The cacao plant (called by Linmeus Theobroma, the food of
the gods) is an evergreen which grows to the height of 15 to
30 feet, with bright-pointed leaves from 8 to 20 inches long.
The flowers and fruit, which it bears at all seasons of the year,
grow off the trunk and the thickest part of the branches with
stalks only .an inch in length. The fruit is a large five-celled
pod from 7 to 9J inches in length and 3 to 4 in breadth, the
colour varying from bright yellow to red and purple. Cacao
plants in suitable positions begin to bear fruit in about the
third or fourth year after they are planted ; but to strengthen"
the tree the flowers are cut off for the first few years, and as a
general rule a cacao plantation does not begin to bear to any
appreciable extent until its fifth year, the yield increasing,
gradually until...”
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