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IX.—DOMINICA. 
280. The picturesque and interesting Island of Dominica 
contains 291 square miles, and is theref 
inches were recorded in the month of November alone. 
© mean annual temperature at Roseau, on the coast, is 79°; 
the average maximum 84°, and the minimum 75°. The nights 
are invariably cool 
- The total area is given as 186,240 acres. In private hands 
there are said to be 60,000 acres, leaving about 126,000 acres as 
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contemp ried 
out, it is stated that all the cultivable lands would be accessible 
ithin 6 or 8 miles of a main artery. At present there are only 
25 miles in the island suitable for wheeled traffic ; beyond these 
are somewhat steep bridle paths which communicate with most of 
ions oduce from the Windward side to Roseau is 
sea. At present it is covered with forest containing valuable Ee 
timber trees. The estimated area under cultivation is a 
30, acres, or less than one sixth of the total area t a 
system of main roads now in lation were full r 
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chiefly water-borne, 
282. Sir Robert Hamilton, in his report on the condition o 
Dominica in 1894, drew special attention to the unsatisfactory 
condition of the tenure of land in the island : i i 
“state of chaos , . rei 
“ of Crown lands nor of private estates . . é 
“have no means of knowing whether the lands on which many 
