202 TRINIDAD. 



If approved by the intendant, an order for survey is issued. 



Sales of crown lands are held at the office of the sub- 

 intendant, at Port-of- Spain, on the first Tuesday of every 

 month, or at such times as his Excellency the Governor may 

 direct. 



The sub-intendant shall, at least twenty-one days before 

 any sale of crown lands, publicly advertise and post up in hi s 

 office a list of the lands to be offered for sale on each day, and 

 shall also notify the applicants. 



All crown lands petitioned for, where the petition has been 

 approved, the survey duly executed, and due notice of sale given, 

 are offered at such sale for public competition, and disposed of to 

 the highest bidder for cash. When the highest bidder for am 

 land fails to pay the amount of his bid immediately after th( 

 sale, the next higher bidder, on paying the amount of his bid, 

 becomes the purchaser. The upset price for ordinary crowi 

 lands is £1 per acre. The Governor may fix the upset price 

 any specially-designated crown lands at any higher rate thai 

 £1 per acre, and for any swamp lands at a rate not less thai 

 10s. per acre. Village lots are sold under separate and speck 

 regulations. 



When land applied for by one person is purchased by anothei 

 the whole of the money deposited by the original applicant 

 returned to him. 



Sub-intendant and commissioner of Northern Province 

 £800 ; secretary to intendant, .£500 ; four clerks, £960 ; porter 

 and messenger, £75 ; allowance to sub-intendant for travelling 

 expenses, £200 ; total, £2,235. 



Wardens and Supervisors. — Northern Province : four war- 

 dens, £3,050; three assistant wardens, £900. Southern Pro- 

 vince : Commissioner and warden of Naparima, £800 ; three 

 assistant wardens, £950 ; clerk to commissioner, £180 ; travelling 

 allowance, £100 ; to assistant wardens, £150 : total, £6,130. 



Colonial Storekeeper. — Storekeeper, £450 ; clerk and 

 porter, &c, £65 : total, £515. 



Botanic Garden. — This garden was laid out under Sir 

 Ralph Woodford, at the Governor's residence, St. Ann, mainly 

 with the object of encouraging the propagation of spice-trees. 

 Well selected as forming part of the Governor's ground, and for 

 its proximity to Port-of- Spain, this spot is in other respects ill- 



