British 29 Somaliland] LABOUR ; AGRICULTURE The following suggestions have been made by com petent authorities as to the possible development of the country .

Coffee. — It is suggested that the Golis range of mountains offers excellent prospects for the cultivation of coffee, the conditions being somewhat similar to those existing in the Harrar province of Abyssinia, which produces some of the finest coffee in the world.

Date-palms.- There are said to be very good pros pects for the cultivation of the date-palm on the coast ; this matter has been already taken in hand by the Government of the Protectorate.

Fibre . — The country produces various types of fibre, but the only one which seems to offer any commercial prospects is that known as Sansevieria Ehrenbergii. This fibre has always been used by the Somalis in the manufacture of their camel ropes. Even when cleaned by hand, after the rough and ready native methods, it fetches a good price on the London market. It is classed with the best sisal hemp , and when properly cleaned should command from £ 34 to £35 per ton. The plant is very common throughout the country and the supply is practically unlimited . An attempt has already been made to exploit it, but owing to the trouble in the interior, the project had to be aban doned.

Forest Products. — Myrrh is obtained from the didin tree ( Balsamodendron myrrha ), which is found in the eastern part of the coast region and also in the War sangeli country and southwards thereof. There are two kinds of frankincense, loban dakar, which comes from the mohar (Boswellia Carteri), a tree common in the maritime mountains south of Berbera and in the Warsangeli and Mijjerten countries, and loban maidi, which is obtained from the yehar tree ( Boswellia Frere ana ), found in the north -east of the country. The