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BOTANICAL 
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CUBA REVIEW — 
“ALL ABOUT CUBA” 
Copyright, 1920, by the Munson Steamship Line 
VoLUME XIX 
DECEMBER, 1920 
NUMBER I 
CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 
CUBAN DELEGATES TO LEAGUE 
OF NATIONS 
The Cuban delegation to the League 
of Nations is taking a prominent part in 
the proceedings of the assembly. 
Cuba is represented on the following 
committees: General Organization, Dis- 
armament, Blockade; Mandates and Ad- 
mission of New States 
From Cuba Sr. Aristides Aguero has 
been appointed on the Committee for 
Technical Organization, and Sr. Ortiz on 
the Court of International Justice and 
Finances of the League. 
EXTENSION OF MORATORIUM 
By Presidential decree dated November 
30th, the moratorium in Cuba has been 
extended until December 31st. 
FINANCIAL ADVISER FROM 
UNITED STATES 
Mr. Albert Rathbone, former Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury, has been chosen 
to serve as financial adviser to the Cuban 
Government. Mr. Rathbone left for Cuba 
early in December and will confer with 
President Menocal and other officials re- 
garding plans for relieving the existing 
financial conditions. 
NEW MUNICIPALITIES 
The Cuban Congress has recently passed 
laws providing for the establishment of 
the following municipalities: Aguada de 
Pasajeros, Province of Santa Clara; San 
Antonio de las Vegas, Province of Ha- 
vana; and Yateras, Province of Santiago. 
NEW POSTMASTER GENERAL 
Sr. Carlos M. Barnet, Assistant Post- 
master General of Cuba, has been ap- 
pointed Postmaster General by presiden- 
tial decree, to fill the vacancy caused by 
the death of the late Sr. Miguel Paniagua. 
Mr. Barnet’s old post will go to Sr. 
Manuel Linares. 
NATIONAL REVENUE 
In 1919 the national revenue of Cuba 
was $79,078,325, which, compared with the 
$64,478,772 collected in 1918, shows an 
increase of $4,599,553. The revenue was 
derived from the following sources in 
1919: Customs, $44,337,713; contributions 
and taxes, $15,450,291; stamp tax, $3,- 
605,775 ; loan tax, $4,561,009 ; national lot- 
tery, $4,429,921; sundry revenues, $1;673,- 
858; communications revenue, $2,133,622 ; 
port improvement taxes, $1,599,318; prop- 
erty and State taxes, $408,732. 
FIRST SECRETARY OF -U. S. LEGATION 
IN CUBA 
The Havana Post reports through in- 
formation from Washington, that Mr. 
Hrancis White, who has served as First 
Secretary at the American Legation in 
Cerro since January last, will leave 
shortly for a new post in Buenos Aires. 
He will be succeeded in Havana by Mr. 
P. L. Cabel, who has been attached to the 
American Embassy in Paris. 
