8. Grenada (Water) 9 May 1891. To write down we came to town and we called at the Fort Office. While the Governor was attending to his duties, Mr. Edward Dayton, the Acting Colonial Secretary, introduced me to the Club, which is very comfortable and creditable to the Colony. He sent for Mr. Shaw, a merchant, to accede my nomination as a Member. Afterwards went back with him to the Fort Office. Found Mr. Walton and we then called at the Bank where I inspected collection of orchids. Mr. is firmly manager of the Trinidad Branch of the Colonial Bank, and he made a magnificent collection of orchids in that island. Probably the finest collection in the tropics. The collector sent to Caracas and up the Orinoco by the London florists used to do their own money business through the Col. Bank and was challenged by acts of kindness to them we enabled to secure from them specimens of their best kinds. Mr. has lately been transferred to the Grenada Branch of the Bank and he has brought over most of his orchids. Many boxes are still unpacked and he told us that it would take weeks to get them all out and re-blocked. Certainly he had plants in flowers of many rare and valuable kinds, made it a real treat to them. This afternoon the Governor I had a tripide one by road of the Morugi District: leaving Government House we rode 9 Grenada 9 May 1891. down a new road to the Vale of Tempe, and then we rode up and down several small valleys, and inspected the works of construction of the roads that are going on. In all these valleys we saw small thriving cocoa and nutmeg plantations (that is belonging to the coloured present proprietor). Every where, industry and mutual prosperity were visible. The homes of the people, of the poor class or the labourers of other islands, were well-constructed and of plain trips. Each land its own dark wooden, and all was painted. Round the house in most instances, was a fully flower garden, and some had out offices such as stable, kitchen &c. Very Caracas had established this beautifully, satisfactory state of affairs, and possible in no other West Indian island are the blacks more prosperous than in Grenada. Here and there we could come across homes of larger and more pretentious character, but they were inhabited by the same class of people. Mr. Walton has quite enthusiastic about the property of the people, and like a good rule he seemed happy in seeing the face of the country covered with thriving small plantations. After leaving the valley, we rode one that over up the main road across the island to traverse the second time. This is