Part V.— GOVERNMENT. 
WHY LAWS ARE MADE. 
1. It is nearly two and a half centuries since the 
English took Jamaica from the Spaniards, the latter 
having occupied it since its discovery by Columbus 
in 1494. 
2 . At that time Oliver Cromwell was the chief 
ruler in England, and he sent an officer out to the 
new colony with orders to prepare the way for its 
proper government. Thus it was that the welfare of 
our island-home came to be linked with the fortunes 
of Great Britain, and to-day Jamaica is a part of a 
world- wide empire, whose people enjoy the blessings 
of freedom and good government. 
3. In this empire, which spreads through every 
variety of climate, and is inhabited by peoples of 
almost every race, we have many different govern- 
ments. But all the people in the empire are 
subjects of the same sovereign, and as a sign they 
all use the same flag — the well-known Union Jack, 
although each country has, besides, a flag of its 
own. If we love our little island-home, we shall 
do our best to help to make it one of the happiest 
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