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politics, whose duty should be permanent and paid for. Each person so appointed should annually draw up a report in such a form that it may become part of a statistical set of manuscript volumes in the Legislative Library, and be open for consultation. Meteorological tables should be drawn up, and forms 3 supplied, with instructions to each ofllcer, and to the schoolmasters. By this means the character ofthe seasons in different localities, would be known, and many singular efl‘ects accounted for and guarded against. The appointment ofElectoral District cen- sus officers would give,as a result oftheir observation, 3. better knowledge of the character of the soils of each district—of the principal crops grown—ofthe productiveness of particular farms—the usual rota- tion of crops—- district particulars of wheat, barley, oats, rye, buckwheat, beans. peas, clovers, grasses, and all root crops—shewing the usual average pro- duce per acre—average for past season—diseases, causes, remedies—the best suited varieties, and the district price. The cultivation of fruit ought to be dealtwith, by fixing certain standards of success, and recognising enterprise in this direction by certificates of merit; not by way of local completion, rewarding the best ofthree jealous neighbours, but every one attaining the recognised standard. In like man- ner, the breeds of cattle ought to be recognised as all-important, with the feed of stock, and certifi- cates granted according to excellency. Pigs and pork—poultry and eggs—implements and machinery —farm buildings and shelter—each should have a de- partment oftheir own, and the Royal Agricultural . Society at Charlottetown ought to be an educational centre, with its reading room, its specimen room, its library, and its own book ofinstructions, gratis to all applicants, touching everything that does, or would,or could, or should grow in the different Electoral Dis- tricts of Prince Edward Island.

But why name the districts “ Electoral Districts” it may be asked? Because the Electoral Districts that now exist are convenient for this purpose, tl.ey