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State of Jamaica, its Revenues 



Produce* and Trade. 









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Of the Parifhes and Number 



"eferefentativesy Ports of Entry and 



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ourts of ' Judicature. 







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HEIfland of Jamaica certainly furpaffes all the other Engtiflj fugar-colonie 

 both in quantity of land and the conveniencies of life; and is fo advantag 





fly fituated 



gard to the 



that it has been for many 



years looked upon, as a magazine for all the neighbouring fettlements in America. And 

 whether we now confider it with regard to the quantity or value of its productions 



the number of men and mips employed in its trade 



quantity of valuable com 



modifies annually imported there from the different parts of Europe ; we fhall 

 tainly find it not only the richeft, but the mofl: considerable colony at this time under 

 the government of Great Britain ; and I fhall hereafter endeavour to fhew how far 

 it may be yet improved 



The inhabitants of this happy land flili enjoy the fame form of government that 



was firft inftituted for their predeceffors ; and continue in the ufe of thofe laws and 

 regulations that have been fince ordained, for the more eafy and orderly management 

 of both the public and private affairs of the community. But as the ifland has grown 

 more populous of late years, and the fettlements more thick in the remote parts; 

 they found it neceffary to divide the larger parifhes into others more commodious 

 which has now encreafed the number of them to i o % viz. 



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2. 



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St. Katherine's. 

 Kingjlon. 



Port Royal; the three 



town parifhes. 





7. St. Thomas in the Fate. 14. Hanover. 



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8. St. yohrfs. 



9. St. Dorothy s. 

 10. Vere. 



4. St. Thomas in the Eajl. 1 1. Clarendon. 



5. St. David's. 



6. St. Andrew's. 



12. St. Elizabeth's. 



13. Wejlmorland. 



15. St. jatnes's. 



16. St. Anne's. 



17. St. Marys. 



18. St. George's, 



19. Portland. 



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This augmentation of Parifhes put them alfo under a neceffity of increafing 

 the number of reprefentatives, who are now chofen every three years; and 

 regularly returned by all, in the fame order and proportion they formerly ufed 

 to be, viz, three for each of the towns and town parifhes, and two for each of 

 the others j by which the number of them is now increafed to forty one. And 



it was found not only neceffary to augment the number of reprefentatives, but 

 that the greater!: care mould be alfo taken in the choice of them ; for the power as 

 well as riches of the country lies in the hands of a few, whofe particular interefls we 

 fhall hereafter fhew to clafh frequently with the welfare of the community. This 

 engaged many of the gentlemen to make ufe of their intereft in promoting a law 

 whereby the reprefentatives might be appointed to be chofen by ballot, in which 



E they 



