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2-80 dollars; and those in which it is less are Arima, 1-28 dollars; 

 Tacarigua, 1'39 dollars ; and Diego-Martin, T79 dollars. 



Those wherein the inhabitants contribute the largest propor- 

 tion of rates are Cedros, Couva, and South Naparima ; and those 

 wherein they pay the smallest proportion, are Diego-Martin, 

 Tacarigua, and St. Ann's. 



Those in which they contribute the largest proportion to spirit 

 licenses, are Tacarigua, Couva, and North Naparima; those where 

 the contribution is smallest, are Arima, Diego- Martin, and South 

 Naparima. 



Since writing the above, a statistical return for the ward unions 

 of the colony has been published by order of the governor. It 

 comprises one year, from 1st of January to 31st December, 1855. 

 The results are somewhat different from mine, owing probably to 

 the circumstance that the twelve months does not embrace the 

 same period. 



Total receipts under that return, 137,949 dollars. Total 

 expenditure, 118,973 dollars. Balance in favour of wards on 1st of 

 January, 1856, 18,976 dollars. The balance on the 1st of 

 January, 1855, was 24,970 dollars. 



Proportion of taxation, per inhabitant, under that return, 

 Diego-Martin, 2*14 dollars. St. Ann's, 2*53 dollars. Tacarigua, 

 2-53 dollars. Arima, 3-09 dollars. Couva, 3-19 dollars. North 

 Naparima, 3*56 dollars. South Naparima, 3-67 dollars. Cedros, 

 3-94 dollars. 



The number of ratepayers is, in Diego-Martin, 1,007; pro- 

 portion of rate to each ratepayer, 4 '85 dollars. In St. Ann's, 

 1,609; proportion, 5 '05 dollars. In Tacarigua, 1,125; propor- 

 tion, 8'42 dollars. In Arima, 911 ; proportion, 6'73 dollars. 

 In Couva, 1,051 ; proportion, 10*57 dollars. In North Naparima, 

 848; proportion, 13*37 dollars. In South Naparima, 408; pro- 

 portion, 629-4 dollars. In Cedros, 292 ; proportion, 15-97 dollars. 



Those unions wherein the taxation is greatest in relation to the 

 number of ratepayers are, South Naparima, 43-46 dollars ; Cedros, 

 42-78 dollars; North Naparima, 25-20 dollars ; those in which it is 

 least are, Diego-Martin, 9*13 dollars ; Arima, 10*08 dollars ; St. 

 Ann's, 10-34 dollars. 



This statistical return gives 213,292 as the total quantity of 

 acres of land appropriated, and 52,807 acres as the extent 

 actually under cultivation, or laid out in pasture grounds ; amount 

 cultivated in canes, 29,059 ; valuation of land, 2,745,843 dollars, 



