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i 10 AND 4 ithe and during ithe latter part the, pasture fields such an ext for a time the output of dairy products, but la 1 lessen 4 4 4 4 COLONIAL rains restored them to their usual freshness. In the eastern portions of the Province the drought was not felt, and fair crops of all kinds were obtained, til the Province of Quehe BY ANGLO-COLONIAL." crop? of all kinds are returned as satisfactory. The development London the) dairy industry is still progressing, and the results are past week has been the gathering of the several classes of garded the Maritime the order of Michael and St. George who met hay crop was good, but the dry weather affected the cereal crops to some extent. The area of however, devoted to fruit erowinef.

especially in Nova Scotia, is ranidlv extended Institute. It will Exhibition year a similar function took place, but that was stamped with and the industry is reported as giving satisfactory returns, greater dignity, inasmuch as it tcok place at St. James's place for the a The wheat crop of Manitoba was larger than was expected in Palace, which was an appropriate visiting the era view of the early estimates, but the very low prices have neces- Members of the Looking sarily had a depressing effect on this branch of farming, and the service standpoint it was one of the most representative and farmers are devoting increased attention to other crops and to important that has ever been held in any part of the Empire. Everyone who could possibly be present was there, including all the colonial Governors at present in England, as well as ex- sials who have been the raising of sheep, swine, and poultry, as well as to the dairy industry. In the eastern portion of the North-West tories the drought was much felt, and the yield of grain Governors, the Agents-General, and all £3C1 II seriously diminished but this condition of things did not apply honoured with the decoration.

It was, indeed, a great in the northern and western parts of the Territories, where the gathering, and one that should resolve itself into an crops were generally satisfactory, tn British Columbia the annual event. The senior member of the Order present was crops on the coast were good, but in the interior districts they the veteran ex-Governor, Sir George Bowen, who has repre- suffered from the drought, farming operations were much sented his Queen in many parts of the Empire, and is still proud in resided. the most recent arrivals interfered with by the floods. The progress of fruit raising in the share he has taken in the development of those Colonies this Province is said to be very gratifying, and there is also an increased acreage in hops, while greater attention is being paid in some districts to cattle raising and to dairying. Amongst W.

F. from West Haynes just home Mr. T. Risely Griffith fro the Seychelles. The gathering is one which will live long in the memory of those who were able to be present, and similar According to the report there were imported in 1894 into gatherings will be looked forward to by those whose duties in distant parts of the world prevented them from being present, 71 and mules.

Most but who ii ay possibly be in England when the next anniver- and British Columbia. There has been a remarkable falling off of the Patron Saint arrives, in the importation of pedigree stock from Scotland and England in the last few yeais, principally owing to hard times, Mr. T. C. Rayner, one of the Puisne Judges of the Gold and to the fact that the practice was discontinued a few years Coast, has arrived in England on leave, after a tour of service ago, when the existence of pleuropneumonia in England of thirteen months.

Mr. Rayner was originally in the Gold and Scotland caused difficulties in the conveyance of Coast service, when he was transferred to Trinidad, but the nnimals to the poits of shipment. The returns indicate that prospect of more rapid promotion as well as the facilities of the restrictions have not so seriously affected the exportation visiting England every twelve months was a temptation which of cattle from Canada as might have been expected, although doubtless induced him to return to the Coast service. He is a they have undoubtedly retarded the development of the trade. painstaking judge, and is sure before long to receive due Cattle to the number of 82,217 were shipped in 1804, as recognition of his services, compared with in 1893 and £8,755 in 1892.

In 1890 and 1891 the annual average was 120,000, but the figures for 1894 are larger than those in any year previous to 1889. As the export of store cattle has fallen oft, an increase in the fat cattle shipments may be expected, which will not be viewed with favour by British farmers, as it tends to lower the price of meat at the great distributing centres, which regulate the prices all over the country. The export of sheep amounted to 121 5 3C4, which is the largest figure ever known in the trade. The Minister reports that all the animals shipped Mete inspected, by daylight, before any embarcation was allowed to take place. Eighty cattle and seventeen sheep were either detained or rejected by the inspectors.

Sixteen of the animals were lame, or had been injured in the land transport, two were in poor condition from age, two were found to be affected with tuberculosis, one with mange, and 59 with lump jaw. All the sheep kept back were either lame or had been injured in transit. No case whatever of lung disease was found, and this Colonel Cardew's tour in the Hinterland of Sierra Leone has been a great success, and occupied a little over two months. This is stated to be the first time in the history of the Colony that one of its Governors has penetrated the interior so far or embraced so extensive a region in his official journeys. Colonel Cardew appears to have a love for travel, and as he possesses an iron constitution, he gets through a great deal of work and endures hardships where others would fail.

The result of his recent tour should be made public without delay, as the information vhich he must have obtained cannot fail to be of inestimable value to the Colony of Sierra Leone. as cattle. Considerable space in the report is devoted to the experimental and to the development of the dairy industry, which is making gratifying progress in every part of the Dominion, under the stimulus of Government supervision. The export of eggs and poultry to the United Kingdom is increasing, and the same remaik applies to Canadian poik and bacon. The new Solicitor-General of the Gold Coast Colony, Mr.

J. A. McCarthy, sails to-day for the West Coast of Africa to take up his appointment. Mr. McCarthy is not new to official life, having served since 1889 as Queen's Advocate of the Colony cf Sierra Leone.

In 1893 and 1894 Mr. McCarthy acted as Chief Justice of that Colony during the vacation leave of Sir W. H. Quayle Jones. We wish the new Solicitor-General ban and a prosperous career in his new sphere of labour.

We offer special inducements to Young and Middle-aged Men who desire 1o make their home in the Brighter Britain of the South. For paiticulars and descriptive pamphlet, apply to ZEALAND CoLONrzATioN AND FARMERS' BUREAU fW. COURTNEI), 83 New Oxford Street, London, W.C. The appointment of Chief Justice of the Gold Coast Colony continues to occupy the attention of many officials in search of promotion. It was at one time thought that probably the important office be given to Mr.

Justice Francis Smith, the Senior Puisne Judge of the Gold Coast, who for the past eight years has held that office, previous to which he was Chief Magistrate of the Gambia for eight years. Other names been mentioned as probable candidates, but it is very unlikely that Sir Joseph Hutchinson's successor "will be selected from the present West Coast legal officials. If rumour betiue, the Secretaiy of State has gone far afield to find a successor, in fact a gentleman at present in the West Indies,.