IN DIMS. 





the pitch lake in the center of the M.-,nd the 



American company thai i;( \>,\ 



tons of asphalt in IS'.M. Ti. 



miles long. In T<>1, ; ,.!. 



tivated. Tin- Govern.. r is Sir F. N ; ,pj, 



The Legislative Council ha> 2n members, n..mi- 



oated by the Government The revenue in isnj 



was 54n.:;74. of which [ 



toins. The expend;- ,1,1,.), 



public works a 62,948, and :.<i-j-j. 



Tobago's separate revenu. - !:'.. ami .-xpfii.li- 



ture s.i:!.->. The imports ,,f Trinidad in 



amounted to 2,152,883, the chief OB 



and other cloths, worth :! IT.-M'.ti. flour, worth 



135,783, rice for 38.697, and pickled and salted 



meat for 72.025. The export of sugar was l 



010 in value : of molasses. 42.088 : of ca 



564. Vessels of 1,233.947 tons .vrcd and 



cleared during 1894. Tobago's imports amounted 



to 15.403. and the exports to 15.S72. 



\'iilwru-d Mum!* are Grenada, St. Vincent, 

 the Grenadines, half of which are administered 

 from Grenada and half from St. Vincent, ai 

 Lucia. The Governor is ^ir Charles Bruce. Gren- 

 ada has an area of 133 square miles, with a popula- 

 tion in 1894 of 57.092. The number of marriages 

 was 414 in 1894 : of births, 2,471 ; of deaths. : 

 There are 34 elementary schools, with 6.723 pupils. 

 Cacao and cotton are taking the place of sugar 

 cane. The imports in 1894 amounted to l!f 

 the exports to 316.063, of which 168.498 repre- 

 sent cacao and 9.584 spices. The revenue was 

 22 in 1894. and the expenditure 59.594. Of 

 the revenue 30.122 came from customs. Of the 

 expenditure 10.407 were for public works. There 

 is a debt of 96,100. St. Vincent has an area of 

 132 square miles, and a population, according to 

 the census of 1891. of 41,054. of whom 2.445 are 

 whites. Most of the cultivated land belongs to 

 three firms. Only a sixth of the surface, or 13,000 

 acres, is under cultivation. The forests produce 

 logwood and excellent timber. The chief culti- 

 vated products are sugar, rum, cacao, cotton, arrow- 

 root, and spices. The imports in 1894 were valued 

 at 91,009. and exports at ^7.374. Of the ex; 

 the chief were sugar for 27.270. and arrowroot for 

 J8. The public revenue in 1894 was 28.574. 

 and the expenditure 30,545. Of the revenue the 

 customs yielded 14.486. The chief heads of ex- 

 penditure were 10.197 for salaries, and 3.086 for 

 public works. The public debt is 19.38"). St. 

 Lucia has an area of 233 square miles, and a popu- 

 lation in 1894 of 45.095. Castries, the chief town, 

 has 6.688 inhabitants. The number of births in 

 1894 was 1.817: of deaths. 922. The commercial 

 products are sutrar. cacao, rum. and logwood. The 

 imports in 1894 amounted to 187,542. The ex- 

 ports were 191.622 in value, of which 66.161 rep- 

 resent sugar, 37.359 logwood, and 28.513 cacao. 

 The revenue was 50.59~0. of which 24.416 came 

 from customs. The expenditure was 54.4<K). of 

 which 1 7.9ii9 wt/re for salaries and 9.823 for pub- 

 lic works. The public debt amounts to 179.27!'. 



An imperial commission was appointed to go to 

 the West Indies and study the conditions of the 

 sugar industry on the spot, with a view of discover- 

 ing whether any effective means can be devised for 

 its development and relief. In Barbadoes sugar 

 and its accompanying products contribute 94 per 

 cent, of the total exports ; in St. Kitts. St. Lucia, 

 and St. Vincent, a like proportion ; in British 

 Guiana, 92 per cent.: in Trinidad, the main part : 

 and in Jamaica, notwithstanding the development 

 of other industries, sugar still forms over (50 per 

 cent, of the total exports. The depression in the 

 West Indian sugar trade has reached a point at 

 which estates are going out of cultivation. The 



plan! 



their pro.. 



vuilini: duly on tin- 

 India pr. 



imperial 

 anew tin- 



the population of tin- Briti-h \\ 

 at the rate ..f 14,'KHi p,-r annum, the "-u-ar e\ 

 have fall. -n oil ] 



Krem-h planters of .Martinique ai 

 'ho .. ;i ,| a plight, have j 



bounty of 5 francs per KM) k: 

 the home bounty. 

 haiiKh < u loin. 



mums, and St. John, con-titii!. 

 Danish Antilles. Their area i- 11- 

 and the population, con.-isting almost en tin . 



Crux., 12.019 in St. Thomas, and 9*4 ii, - 

 The trade with Denmark has largely fallen olT. and 

 the islands have suffered much from the d 

 in the sugar trade. Tin- exports t [lenmark in 

 1894 were 388,000 kroner in value, and the im; 

 from Denmark 336.000 kroner. The Govern 

 . E. von Hedernann. 



The proposition that the United States should 

 acquire the Danish islands by purchase has 

 revived. In 1 S 67 a treaty was made with the 

 eminent at Copenhagen by which the isL 

 Thomas and St. John were to be transferred to the 

 United States, subject to the sanction of the inhab- 

 itants, for the sum : 00. The inhabi 

 voted almost unanimously in favor of annexation 

 to the Un: - 3, bat the United Mate 

 neglected to ratify the treaty, the original term of 

 which was twice extended, until finally, in April, 

 . no further action having been taken by the 

 Senate, the treaty was abandon- 



Dutch Colony. The island of Curacao and the 

 dependent islands of Bonaire. Aruba. St. Eustache, 

 Saba, and the Dutch part of St. Martin have an 

 area of 403 square miles, with a population in l v '.<4 

 of 47.889. of whom 21.212 were males and 26.077 fe- 

 males. The area of Curacao alone uare 

 miles. The Governor is assisted by a council of 

 administration, composed of 4 nominated men; 

 The European garrison in 1*94 numbered 9 officers 

 and 252 men. besides which there was a militia 

 consisting of 30 officers and 362 men. The chief 

 products are corn, beans, pulse, cattle, salt, and 

 lime. The free port of Curacao carries on a con- 

 siderable commerce with the other West India 

 islands. There were entered during ls9:: 2.! |( .2 



-. i'f 47"). 770 ton& The imports of Cur 

 amounted in 1893 to 4.115.595 guilders, the main 

 part being re-exported. The exports of don. 

 produce were 309.584 guilders in value. In l v '.4 

 the imports of Curacao were valued at 3.165.000 

 guilders. The r :he Government for 



stimated at 729.000 guilders, balanced by the 

 expenditures. The Governor i- (.'. A. II. 1: 



French Colonies. The two islands forming 

 'loupe have an area of 583 square miles, with 

 a population in 1894 of 167.099. A the 



colony are the islands of Marie Galante. Les 

 Saintes, the French pan of St. Martin. La '. 

 and St. Barthelemy, having an area of 103 square 

 miles and 23.005 population. Of the inhabitants 

 of Guadeloupe about 15.(MMt are coolie immigrants. 

 The births in 1894 numbered 4.158; deaths.:;., 

 marriages. 4i:'.. The elementary schools have 11.- 

 000 pupils. Tl I in the colom 



0.4!i0.sc,2 francs in 1V5. The expenditure of 

 France for IS'.Mi was 1.095.752 francs. 



The principal product- _ar, cacao, and 



