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“...Fort King George, where Fort King
the ruins of barracks, military hospitals, &c., re- eorge'
main to testify to its former importance. The
old barrack square is now the radio-telegraphy
station, and on the brow facing Trinidad stands
the lighthouse. A charming view of the sur-
rounding country can be obtained from this spot-
The principal buildings in Scarborough are the
Government offices, police barracks, Anglican,
Wesleyan, and Roman Catholic churches, Court-
house, Royal Gaol, and Colonial Hospital, which do
not, however, call for special remark. The Govern- The Govern-
ment Stock Farm overlooks the harbour. The p™^Stock
Botanic Station near the landing-stage deserves a The Botanic
visit. The expedition to Robinson Crusoe’s Cave, Station-
10 miles from Scarborough to the west, which is...”
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“...i8o GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES
The Botanic
Garden.
Colonial
Hospital.
kept Botanic Garden, which is prettily situated in
a small valley just below Government House. It
is distant less than a mile from the landing-stage,
and is approached by a good driving road, which
passes the Colonial Hospital, and, higher up,
arrowroot and Sea Island cotton plantations. An
arrowroot mill is also to be seen, which, when
working, is of great interest. The Botanic Garden,
which was established as far back as 1765, is the
oldest institution of its kind in the West Indies,
and probably in any part of the world. It was
in order to supply it with specimens of the bread-
fruit tree and the mangosteen that the Bounty
sailed to the South Seas under Captain William
Bligh in 1789, when the crew mutinied and
established themselves at Pitcairn Island. How-
ever, owing largely to the exertions of Sir Joseph
Banks, the President of the Royal Society, sup-
ported by the representations of the West India
Committee, a second...”
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