THE CUBA REVIEW 



CUBAN GOVERNMENT MATTERS 



PARCEL POST TREATY WITH 

 GREAT BRITAIN 



Negotiations are now takiufi; place between 

 Cuba and Great Britain in r^^gard to the es- 

 tablislnncnit of a par(!el.s post l)etween those 

 two countries. This matter has been ])cnding 

 a long time because Cuba has considered that 

 sufficient advantage was not allowed to her. 

 It is hoped that Cuba's demands will be grant- 

 ed because the establishment of this treaty 

 would be of great advantage to the two 

 countries. 



CUBAN COINAGE 



The secretary of the treasury has issued a 

 statement regarding the Cuban coinage, 

 showing that up to th3 prassntSl, 840,000 in 

 gold ])ieees has been issued, $3,167,000 in 

 silver, and $241,190 in nickles. The total 

 cost of the coining and pm'chase of precious 

 metals has amounted to $3,185,033. On gold 

 pieces there is practically no profit, as the gold 

 is worth its face value, but on silver a consider- 

 able profit has been made, as the silver bought 

 valued at $1,250,000, when coiiied equalled 

 $3,400,000. 



LEGATION EXPENSES 



President IMenocal has signed a decree autho- 

 rizing the expenditure of $50,000 for the office 

 expenses of the various Cuban legations in 

 foreign countries. Of the total sum, the 

 Washington legation is allowed $6,000, and 

 those of London, Madrid, Paris and Berlua, 

 $3,600 each, while the legations at Brussels, 

 Mexico, Christiania and Montevideo are 

 given $3,000. 



$130,000 TO BE EXPENDED ON ROADS 



On the advice of the Secretary of Public 

 Works, President Menocal has signed a decree 

 authorizing an expenditure of $130,000 out of 

 the sum of $500,000 which was laid aside 

 for this purpose in the terms of the Law of 

 Economic Defense, passed last October, the 

 said money to be expended on public roads 

 which are to be designated by the secretary. 

 This sum will be divided up into six parts, 

 one for each province, and only tobacco 

 workers or others who are without employ- 

 ment will be given work. 



PANAMA EXPOSITION 



The date of the o])ening of the Panania 

 Ex])osition has been set for November 3d 

 next, which is the twelfth anniversary of the 

 establishment of the present government of 

 Panama. The Cuban building has been 

 completed and is a permanent structure, the 

 second floor to be occupied by the Cuban 

 Legation, and the first floor to be occupied by 

 the exhibits of Cuban products which will 

 remain permanently on exhibition after the 

 (ilose of the exposition. 



ARMY APPROPRIATION AUTHORIZED 



The sum of $164,420 is assigned to the staff 

 corps and $39,264 for the upkeep of six 

 bands of musicians formed out of the cavalry 

 regiments. As a whole there is nothing new 

 in the figures, which contain $96,112 for new 

 arms and ammunition, and $105,900 for 

 sundries which are not specified. 



The veterinarian establishment is receiving 

 a larger grant than formerly, the figures being 

 $27,444. 



AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE CONTRACT 

 ANNULLED 



The Secretary of Public Works has sent to 

 the Secretary of Government an order annul- 

 ling the contract for the erection of an agri- 

 (ailtural school at Betancourt in the province 

 of Camaguey. 



The reason for this drastic action is that 

 the contract holder is imable to furnish 10 

 per cent, of the cost of the building. 



A new contract will now be made. 



RIVA MEMORIAL 



A committee is making arrangements to 

 erect a memorial to the memory of General 

 Armando Riva, who was formerly Chief of 

 the Police of Havana. It is now being 

 decided what form the memorial will take, 

 and it is thought that a statue will be selected. 



HAYTIANS DEPORTED 



The sixteen Haytians who attempted to 

 enter Santiago de Cuba without passing the 

 imigration insjjectors have now been dejiorted. 

 The master of the schooner which brought 

 this party from Hayti has been arrested^ 

 and the ship has been fined $8,000. 



