JAMAICA. 



Provirio** and Lumber, for the Plantation!, imported into Jamaica in 1806, talcenjrom the 



same Report. 



607 



Jamtici. 



The annual value of the lumber and provisions for- rituous liquors themselves, they teldom take more than 



merly imported into Jamaica from the United States, 5000 puncheons. 

 amounted to above 1,000,000, in return for which, 



the Americans were allowed to take only rum and mo- The following Table exhibits the importation and ex- r 



line*. Of the former, they used to take annually portation of slaves for four yean, previous to the abo- *" tl ,,'', l l| > i' r " 



30,000 puncheons ; but since they began to distil spi- lition of the slave trade. starts. 



Of which, 160 were exported to the Danish colonies, Britain, and the export* to the island, were, in 

 270 to the Spanish colonies, and 85 to Honduras ; in Imports. Exports, 



all 515. 1809 . . . 4,068,897 . . . 3,038,234 



The official value of the imparts from Jamaica into 1810 . . . 4,303,337 . 2,303,179 



The following Table exhibits the total amount of exports of the chief produce of Jamaica for the yean 

 undermentioned. 



The principal articles of export were, in 



Years 



Cwt. 



I8092I4.4IM. 104,613 3,470,250!2,2I9,S67 1,886,748 

 181 0652,808 1, 61 1.422{3,428,452 > 2,372,96i 1,798,172 



Pimento. 

 Ibs. 



Cotton. 

 Ibs, 



Gallons of rum imported into Great Britain, in the 

 year ending 5th January 1812, 4,604,771 ; and in 

 1813, 8,763,281. Sugar imported in the year ending 

 5th January 1813, 1,455,954 cwt. 



