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On Saturday
the
Bth Nov.
1919.
R BCEIVERS:
in( hristiansted
A,
E. BTAKEMANN
Trustee.
In "raderiksted
R. K.
HIGGINS
Trastee.
Ba unece of
‘epusits
to Ist-November
1919
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$ 66,145.94
33 Leposits.
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A E STAKEMANN
Dyesiden. .
5
ST.
LUCIA
PRIZEEHOLDINGS
COM-
PETITION,
1918-1
The Report
of Mr
Buckmire,
Aoricul-
tural
Assistant,
on the above
corapetition
was
published
in
r%cv'r‘y
issues
of
ihe
Voice of St.
Lucia,
iom
which
the
fol
lowing extraers
have been
(aken:
Lime
O nn;x-'tim)n-f—\'usmiv:—
I'he
ob-
ject of this competition
as
detalied
in
the
Agricultural ‘Departajent Keporr
of 1916-
17 is
10
extend
Lime cultivation
in
the
districts
where
soli
and otaer
eonditions
are
weli suiced
to the
culiivation
of
this
plant,
a
d to give sugh
eultural
instruc
tion and supervision furinx
the first
two
years
as
would
emspre
the
permaucnt
cstablishmeni
of thegplots
and
serve
as
object-lessous
to tAGROwe
5.
The
area
covero )il the compeiion
was
large and
extendedbiirom
Vide
Souteille
(o Garand,
Babonme®u,
ard
f{roin Morne
PDudon
and
liceron
80
Ansela-Raye.
-
Thirie-four
plot& were
entered
for
planting
lLimes
but
26p
to July
sufficient
work
tn mustity
matking
wa.
done only
in
fourteen
piots,
and
out
ol this
num-
ber
the requirements
of
the
competition
were
carrvied
through
to
the
end
on
eleven
plots.
:
Most of the growersshowed
great
inter-
est
and
followed
th:
iastructions
given
then.
in
every
det#il.
On
most
of
the
plots
. e plants
were
quite
regular
and
wind-belts
and other
shelter
crops
were
estabiished.
The
“young
plants
were
thriving
nicely
andshowed
very
satis-
factory promise.
iime
Conipetitien’- Soufriere.
At the
cot
nencement
whe;?';
the
FPriz:
Scheme
was
laid out
to the
gyowers ia
this
cenire
ten
peasants.
gave 14 their
names.
The
plots
were
visiteg ’%nd macked
and
eul-
tural
insiruciions ;,g.'lw-n
(he
growers
on
the
spot.
To six of
these
men
whe
show-
ed wore
than ording 'y
iniciest
sufficien
iime plants
were
distributed
to plant
up
acie plots
at 20 feet apart.
{
t'he condition 6f'the plots during
later
visits showed
a
eardess
interest
gerie;-
ally
not
only in th: cleanliness
ete.
of
the plots
but
in
the’ manucr
they
were
~
planted
out.
.
.
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in only one pfot)yaé the
dirtance
of 20
leet apart adhered t), and
on
plots
about
;
50 per cent.
of £he plants put out became
established.
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Cacao
Competition.
The object of this
competition
is also
detailed
i~ the
Auri-
cultural
Departmen.
tepor:
1916-17,
and
is to
improve
the
general
condition
of
beario
cacao
plantations
among
the
peasanis.
It is open for
a perind
of one
o
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year
10 persons
owning
not
more
than
20
acres
of
land.
Ihe
number
of
persons
who
entered
this
competition
was
eleven.
The
plots
were
visited,
and
eultural
instruction
giv-
en
to
the
growers
on
the
spot
ins
the
:
same
way
as
was
done
in
the
bime-com-
petition.
Eight©
these
growers
worked
in
a
lOre
ol
less s;xiisi':z('iu)'_\‘ mianner lhl‘uug‘h-
out
the
competition. - Agricultural News.
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F
e
CKUER
GF
THE DAY
for
an
Extraorainary
Meeting
of
he
Colonial
Council for St.
Croix,
MONDAY.. November
17,
1919, at
one o'clock
p.
m.
(Convened
by request
of Goveriiment)
1.
Colonial
Council
Bill No.
13.
+
Continuation
of
Ist
Discussion
on
Colonial
Couneil
Bill No.
13,
I)raft
of
&n Ordinanee,
introduced
by 2nd
Appointed
Member
(Noil).
to
pro
vide
lor
a
re-organization.
regula-
tion,
and
government
of
the
Muni-
cipal
P~
lice Force
of Bt. Craix.
2.
Colonig’ Council
Bill No.
16.
Continuation
of
Discussion
on
Col-
onial Couneil
Bl Noal@
Resolution
anthorizing
the Chajfmagof the
Col-
onial
Council
to
appelath
standing
committee
of
nine NJ ers
to
re
ceive
and
consider
advance
copies
of
a
Code
of
Laws
to
succeed
the
pres-
ent
existing laws.
Colonial
Council
Office,
St.
“'roix.
No-
vember
11,
1919.
ROBT.
.. MERWIN.
Chairman.
To
Consumers
Os
Eleciriiity
In
Christiansted.
HARGES
for Electricity consumed
will
?in
the
future
be
based
on
Urited
States
Currency,
which
nieans
an
amoudi
‘corresponding
to the rafe
of ex-
change
ruling on the first of every month
will be added.
Aczcording
to
the
present
rate
of
ex-
change
of 47¢%
there
will be added
2.4,
Respectfully
D.
W.
L. ELEcTRrIC CO.,
®
EINAR SVENISEN,
'
Manager.