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THE PLANT WORLD. 
Mathew Town, really the only town on the islands, is situated 
in the southwestern corner of Great Inagua. Here the Magis¬ 
trate of the islands has his residence, dispensing justice to the 
inhabitants, most of whom are of the negro race—of a total of 
about two thousand people, only about twenty are whites. The 
town hall, accommodating, in addition to the court-house and 
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LITTLE INAGUA 
Scale of Miles. 
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5 10 15 20 
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Fig. i6. Map of the Inagua Islands. 
post-office, the customs house and public library, is a square build¬ 
ing not far from the sea. A rocky shore, with an occasional 
stretch of sandy beach, skirts the western edge of the town. 
There is no pier at which steamers can tie up to land passengers 
or freight, so that both must be landed in lighters or small boats. 
I had my first experience of this kind upon our arrival there at 
