THE CUBA REVIEW And Bulletin. 



projects for the construction of water- 

 works. So soon as the i^rojects are made 

 up the matter will be laid before the pro- 

 visional governor and an appropriation re- 

 quested. During the coming year the water 

 supply in the towns and cities of Cuba will 

 be vastly improved, new plants built in 

 some instmcos and in many others prac- 

 tically rebuilt. Santiago at the last census 

 in 1899 had a population of 43,000 and it 

 has probably largely increased in numbers 

 since that time, and although it is one of 

 the most ancient cities of the island it was 

 not until 1907 that the city actually wit- 

 nessed the construction of waterworks suf- 

 ficient for its needs. The official reports of 

 the United States engineers accompanying 

 the army of Cuban Pacification confined 

 largely to locations where an American gar- 

 rison was located, shows an unsatisfactory 

 water supply in many places, unsatisfactory 

 either in quality or quantity. The source of 

 Cienfuegos's supply, for instance, is the 

 springs of Candelaria, 5 miles distant. The 

 quantity was ample and the quality good, 

 \et tlie precaution was taken to sterilize the 

 drinking water. Havana. Caibaricn. Bara- 

 coa. Cardenas, Matanzas. Sagua la Grande, 

 Santa Clara and several other cities and 

 towns arc credited with an ample supply of 

 most excellent water. The interior towns 

 are supplied by wells and cisterns and near- 

 by rivers and creeks which the engineers 

 found unsatisfactory, and instructions were 

 general to boil all water used for drinking. 

 These conditions are rapidly being improved 

 under the direction of the National Sanita- 

 tion Board now controlled by the United 

 Slates army. 



Recognizing the financial 

 Fiz'e stringency. Governor Magnnn 



Million on November 11 offered 

 Dollars $5,000,000 in cash from ihe 

 for Treasury to the banks at 5 



Cuba's per cent, interest in order 

 Needs. to give them sufficient funds 

 to be used for the agricul- 

 tural and other industrial needs of the isl- 

 aiid only. .'\s security banks were required 

 to deposit bonds of the Republic of Cuba, 

 of the city of Havana, of the Gas & Elec- 

 tric Co., and of the Electric Railways of 

 Havana and the United Railways at 10 per, 

 cent, less than their market value on date 

 of loan. Loans will not be called until 

 July 15. IQ08. Banks are obliged to apply 

 for deposit before the 30th of this month, 

 and will pay 6 per cent, per annum for 

 time deposits unreturncd after that date. 

 The newspapers praise Governor Magoon's 

 action as being altogether wise and likely 

 to restore shaken confidence, but bankers 

 and planters think the time of the loan 

 should have been eighteen or twenty-four 

 months instead of seven. 



New post-offices have been 



Ne7i' established during the past 



Post- m o n t h at the following 



Offices. places : Sagua de Tanamo. 



Caonao, in Santa Clara 



province; Chucho Luz, between Gamajuani 



and riacetas ; Sabana, in Oriente province ; 

 Guantao, in Oriente province, and Amaro, 

 in Santa Clara province. 



Everything points to a good 

 Prozi'css of census and the work is being 

 the Census, carried with precision and ac- 

 curacy, judging by the re- 

 ports received from all parts of the island, 

 says Mr. Olmstead, secretary. The enum- 

 erators have until November 15 to finish 

 their canvassing, at which time the work 

 will be fully revised by the district inspec- 

 tors who will order any corrections that 

 they think proper. After the work is 

 passed on by the district inspector the work 

 is inspected fully by the Provincial inspec- 

 tor, who in turn reports to headquarters. 



On November 17 it was staled that the 

 Cuban census was complete. An unofficial 

 estimate for the island shows a population 

 of about two millions. The New York 

 Herald's special advices of the same date 

 estimate the population of Havana as 299,- 

 278, an increase of i89<- since the last cen- 

 sus. It is also said that doubtless many of 

 the names mentioned will be challenged, and 

 ir this is done, it will entail a long delay 

 before the lists can be approved and post- 

 pone still further the municipal and presi- 

 dential elections. 



According to the first two 

 Rural articles of the new electoral 

 Guards law recently approved by the 

 Have advisory committee, members 



No ]'otc. of the rural guard find 

 themselves classed with very 

 undesirable people, to wit, inmates of asy- 

 lums, those mentally 'incapacitated, those 

 judicially under the ban through criminal- 

 ity and members of the land and sea forces 

 \\\ active service. These have no vote in 

 the Cuban elections, although all other male 

 Cubans over twenty-one year.- and regis- 

 tered, may vote at all elections required 

 by law. 



On November 20 the ad- 



Foreiguers visory legislative commission 



.May unanimously granted for- 



Hflld eigncrs the right to be 



Office. elected city councillors after 



a five years' residence, and if 



established in business. No right to vote 



is granted. 



The position of chief fif the signal sta- 

 tion at the Morro Castle, at Santiago de 

 Cuba, with an annual salary of $1,000. has 

 been created by the provisional govern- 

 ment. The department of the interior has 

 been authorized to acquire two sets of flags 

 of the scries of the international code, and 

 all other necessary material. 



Governor Magoon may repeal his orders 

 making hunters get out a license for 

 each gun carried. S'r. Sobrado, the acting 

 head of the Department of the Interior, 

 pointed out the impossibilitv' of carrying 

 out the order. 



