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THE CUBA REVIEW And Bulletin. 



niLlTARY 



inniQRATION 



The naval forces at Guantananiu are to 

 be strengthened, and the station improved. 

 A cable will soon be laid between Guan- 

 tanamo and Sandy Hook. 



Three companies of engineers under com- 

 mand of Major Reese will work at the 

 completion of a correct map of the Island 

 of Cuba. They desire to finish this task be- 

 fore the rainy season begins. There are 

 now seven companies of engineers, com- 

 prising 6co men. 



It is rumored that the American troops 

 now stationed at Ciego de Avila will be 

 removed to Ceballos, about seven miles 

 away, as this is a very desirable location. 



Lieutenant Mitchell of Company H, en- 

 gineers, and his men, completed three new 

 maps of Las Tunas and that district. 



Colonel Wotherspoon will visit Guan- 

 tanama to inspect the fortifications there. 



Lieut. Mitchell has gone to Holguin to 

 complete the work on his map of that 

 district. 



Captain Markham and his detail arrived 

 early in February at Camp Columbia, after 

 their reconnoisance through Santiago de 

 Cuba province for the purpose of draw- 

 ing up a new map. 



SANITATION 



An appropriation of $19,084.16 has been 

 assigned for special sanitation in Cruces 

 and other places in Cuba. 



War is still being waged on the mosquito 

 and the sanitary inspector with his squad 

 goes from house to house. And new regu- 

 lations in building, repairs and improve- 

 ments are being put into force. It is obli- 

 gatory for landlords to keep their houses 

 in good condition. A census has been taken 

 recently in Havana. 



Saloonkeepers protested against the re- 

 cent rulings of the sanitary department and 

 appealed to Governor Magoon. A polite 

 reply enforced obedience to hygienic re- 

 quirements. 



An appropriation of thirty thousand dol- 

 lars has been granted by Governor Ma- 

 goon for the sanitary expenses incurred by 

 the Army of Pacification. 



Governor Magoon has ordered that the 

 new board of sanitation shall proceed to in- 

 troduce needed reforms throughout the 

 small towns, and to co-operate with the 

 municipal governments. The members of 

 this board are Colonel Black, of Public 

 Works Major Greblc, Acting Secretary of 

 the Island, and Major Kean, in charge of 

 sanitation. 



'\'hc "i oinbale" of Camaguey states that 

 labor is not scarce in ilie country and be- 

 lieves that planters desire to pay lower 

 wages. "La Tribuna," of Santiago, de- 

 clares that there is a demand for more la- 

 borers, otherwise the crop of next season 

 will be a failure. 



The "Hconomista" avers that the lack of 

 field hands is a serious drawback. It says 

 that labor commands from $1.50 to $2 per 

 day in Santa Clara, but laborers with fam- 

 ilies find this insufficient and can obtain 

 more in Camaguey and the eastern dis- 

 trict. 



The Chamber of Commerce has called the 

 attention of the Provisional Governor to 

 this question. It adds that the immigration 

 law approved by the Cuban government 

 ought to be put into effect at once and 

 every inducement offered to bring immi- 

 grants from Europe as well as Porto Rico. 

 The Chamber of Commerce seconds the 

 request 



The "Diario de la Marina" sums up by 

 saying that it is possible that there may be 

 too many men at Camaguey and too few 

 on the plantations of Havana, Matanzas and 

 las Villas, and that wages are now offered 

 at a figure never reached before. 



FINANCIAL 



The general balance sheet of the National 

 Bank of Cuba at the close of business De- 

 cember 31, 1906, is as follows: 



ASSETS. 



Cash $4,683,234.42 



Bonds and stocks owned 3769,994.39 



Loans, discounts, time bills, 



furniture, bank building, 



Sundry accounts, etc $19,474,629.14 



LIABILITIES. 



Capital & surplus$5,500,ooo.oo 

 ♦Undivided profits. 263,735.22 



$5,763,735-22 



Deposits 13,710,893.92 



Total $19,474,629.14 



* Deduct $200,000 four per cent, semi- 

 annual dividend, payable January i, 1907. 

 (Signed) A. Olavarria, Cashier. 



Attest : 



Edmund G. Vaughan, President. 



W. A. Merchant. Vice-President. 



Senor Jose Marimon has been elected 

 president of the Spanish Bank of Havana. 

 For many years he was associated with the 

 banking house of C. Brai>et & Co. at San- 

 tiago 



