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paved : in many places the pavement is of the worst kind, 
being made of small irregular stones-, the streets are maca- 
damized, but in bad repair. There are in Port-of-Spain 
two promenades or shaded walks, and three squares : how- 
ever, Brunswick Square only is worth the name, the two 
other being open spaces with a few trees. The Ariapita 
lands between Corbeau-town and St. James’ road and the 
Queen’s park, to the N. of the town, are enclosed spaces 
used as pasture grounds. The cemetery or burial ground 
is to the westward, and formerly formed part of the Aria- 
pita lands. 
Two thousand five hundred and thirty-six houses were 
assessed, this year, to the house tax: annual value $385,000 ; 
average value of each house $152 45c. Those houses may 
be divided into three classes : 1st. Those in the town itself, 
especially in the commercial part. They are built of stones 
or bricks, with two stories and well ventilated : the out- 
buildings, however, are not sufficiently open to the free 
access of air, and may be said to be damp. 2nd. Houses 
in the upper part of the town, generally occupied by the 
owners, with good open yards and flower gardens. They 
consist of one or two stories, the lower story being gene- 
rally built of mason work, and the upper story of wood, 
or of wood covered with tapia or plaster. They are well 
ventilated and healthy, and the outbuildings comfortable. 
These two classes of houses may be said to represent nearly 
the whole value of real property in Port-of-Spain. The 
total annual value of houses being $385,000, the annual 
value of these two classes of houses may be estimated at 
$313,600. 3rd. The third class of houses consist of mere 
huts, mostly built of wood and roofed with shingles. Nearly 
the whole of Corbeau-town and New- town, and a large pro- 
