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TRINIDAD I THEN AND NOW. 



A Brewery is, of course, nothing special, but it is 

 somewhat unique in a tropical country, as almost all 

 the ingredients and material have to be imported, 

 thus considerably handicapping it when brought into 

 competition with the home manufactured article ; 

 but still, notwithstanding this, I believe the "Walters 

 Brewery " is making its way. 



Carriage Building was unknown in Trinidad in 

 my early days ; repairs and cart building of a very 

 crude nature was all that could be done ; but of late 

 years some very fine carriages have been built at the 

 ' ' Gittens Carriage Factory, ' ' but I am afraid that in 

 consequence of the number of motor carriages — over 

 200 — lately introduced into the colony, this important 

 minor industry is on the decline. The Trinidad Go- 

 vernment Eailway build a considerable number of 

 their carriages and waggons and may in time be able 

 to build all except the springs and wheels. 



Cigar and Cigarette Making, carried on by Mr. 

 Thomas Miller, is another rising industry giving em- 

 ployment to a goodly number, and is thus a great 

 asset to Trinidad, but as the material used is mostly 

 imported it is but half a Trinidad industry, still it 

 adds to the ever increasing number of wage-earners 

 which ds an important matter. 



Furniture Making is, I may say, an entirely new 

 industry, for although furniture was, to a very limi- 

 ted extent, made in Trinidad it came to the front 

 about a dozen years ago, is being enlarged year 

 by year, and it now gives steady employment to 

 hundreds. The locally made furniture is not 



