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cultivations of racao. together with a certain amount of Hevea 

 and Castilha rubber. 



From Tabaquite extension of the HUP is in progrc--. the 

 first sod having been cut by His . -v.cy the Governor on 

 September 29. 1911. 



Port-of-Spain. 



Port-of-Spain, the capital of Trinidad, is situated near the 

 north-western corner of the Island on the -hore of the Gulf of 

 Paria. It is an important and sate port being well sheltered 

 and not subject to storms. Trinidad, lyin r <>ut of the path <>f 

 the hurricanes which occasion illy visit parts of the West Indies 

 during certain months of the > car. i x pain is the head 



quarters of the Royal Mail. Not only is it the centre of the 

 political, commercial and social life .f th . but it ifl 



of import . ith the neighbouring 



mainland. The following i f matt 



interest ; 



Means of Transport. 



El,l.< TKir TKAMS. There is an < \<vllent service of electric 

 cars running at regular inteivals of !."> minutes. All seivi- es 

 "lie teiiniiiiis at the Railway Station ai.d run th< : 



N/. Aim' 9, and the ca>tern 



of the Savannah. iRcd liirht at night I. 



(?.} St. I'Uiir. \i:'i Frederi* and the WCttern 



de of the Savannah. ' : g nt ) 



(c.) t. (Blue light). 



/'../// li<i,].^, \i;', Woodhr.M.k and 

 (White light). 



In addition to meeting at the Railway Station all the cars 

 pass the-Tian>!er Station at the junction rick and Park 



Streets, where passengers who ha\- >t:um:d a 



transfer ticket may change fioni one car to another without 

 paying additional fares. The cars are timed so that those of 

 services i/'i. (c). and (d] arrive simultane -i;sly ar. tlie Transfer 

 Station. The St. Ann's Car reaches the Transfer Station about 

 seven minutes later. The times of starting from the terminal 

 points of each route are : 



q v . {St. Ann' 9 - 



{Station 6.TJ: P./J7 : 6.42; r,.:,7 to 10.57. 



J >S7. Clair 5.56: 6.11 ; 6.26; 6.41 to 10.41. 

 I Station 6.19; 6.34: 6.49; 7.4 to 11.04. 



, ^ moiit 5.56; 6.11: 6.25; 6.41 to 10.41. 



J Station ; 6.38 : (US; 7.3 to 11.03. 



( Four Roads - B; 6.18; fi.28 to 10.28. 



>ticn -6.17; 6.32; 6.47: 7.2 to 11.02. 



