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CONTENTS. 



PACK 



DEDICATION v 



PREFACE vii 



INTRODUCTION 1 



CHAPTER I. Geographical Description Position and Area Historical 



Outline G ^ 



CHAPTER II. Geological View Mineral Springs, Pitch Deposits Soil 



and Vegetation 84 



CHAPTER III. Mineral History- Vegetable Kingdom, Timber Woods, 

 Useful and Poisonous Plants Animal Kingdom, Mammifers, Birds, 

 Reptiles, Fish and Insects, viz. : those which merit attention from 

 their utility as food, their singular habits, or noxious and destructive 

 propensities 100 



CHAPTER IV. Climate Temperature Hams Diseases 144 



CHAPTER V. Population Ethnography Religion EducationCrime 171 



CHAPTER VL General Administration Government Civil, Judiciary, 



Ecclesiastical, and Financial Departments Means of Communication 206 



CHAPTER VII. Productive Industry Agriculture- -Exportable Articles : 

 Sugar, Cacao. Coffee, &c. Alimentary Articles : Live Stock, Vege- 

 tables, Plantain, Maize, Rice, Manioc, Yams, &c. Fruits Commerce.' 

 Imports, Exports 243 



CHAPTER VIII. Topography : Northern Division Counties of St. George, 



Carorii, St. David, St. Andrew 284 



CHAPTER IX. Topography : Southern Division , 311 



CHAPTER X. Present Condition Administration Immigration Sug- 

 gestions 342 



