THE BAHAMA ISLANDS 



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Great Britain and the United States furnish most of the supplies and 

 are the chief markets for the Bahamas. The amount of exports and imports 

 shown in the following tables is in proportion to the restricted number of 

 vessels which enter and clear from Bahama ports : 



TABLE SHOWING PRINCIPAL IMPORTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE 

 UNITED STATES DURING THE YEAR 1902. 



Imports. 



Cotton, woolen, linen and 



silk goods 



Earthenware, glassware, &c. . 



Tinware, hardware 



Preserved fruits, &c 



Ale and porter gallons 



Whiskey " 



Wines " 



Linseed and other oils ... " 



Rice lbs. 



Sugar (refined) " 



Sugar (unrefined) 



Iron nails 



Copper and yellow metal . . 



Candles 



Soap (common) 



TABLE SHOWING PRINCIPAL EXPORTS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE 

 UNITED STATES DURING THE YEAR 1902. 



Exports. 



Bahama hemp lbs. 



Cascarilla bark 



Sponge 



Turtle-shells 



Sea shells barrels 



Conch shells No. 



Canned fruit cases 



GOVERNMENT. 



The Bahama Islands are governed as a Crown colony of Great Britain. 

 The Governor, who is appointed by the Crown, serves six years, unless his 

 term is shortened by removal or by death. To assist the Governor in the admin- 

 istration of the Islands, a legislature of twenty-nine members elected by 

 the people of the Bahama Islands constitutes an Assembly. The representa- 

 tion in the Assembly is as follows : 



