no 
Vacant Lands. 
those who would cultivate them. The great fertility of the 
plains of Cul-de-Sac, Boucassin, and l’Arcahaie, offers number¬ 
less advantages to emigrants; hut if it were a question of pur¬ 
chasing, lands in these quarters are considerably dearer than in 
less central localities ; this, moreover, is ever the case in the 
neighborhood of large towns. It is certain, nevertheless, that 
if serious offers were made for such properties, prices would fall 
considerably. This same observation which I here mate can 
be applied to every part of the country. 
Apart from the farmers of these properties, a thousand 
persons could probably find occupation there as laborers, sugar- 
boilers, machinists, and in other trades useful to agriculture. 
ARRONDISSEMENT OE LEO GANE. 
This arrondissement has very few State lands which are not 
occupied, especially in the plain. From G-ressier to Petit 
Goave, a pretty large number of individuals could find employ¬ 
ment. 
But when we speak of private property, we here find, as in 
deed throughout all the Republic, a vast extent of land which 
is of no present use to the owners. Many of them are dis¬ 
posed, some to sell, some to lease, or to make any other arrange¬ 
ments which might prove reciprocally beneficial to the contract¬ 
ing parties. This important arrondissement possesses, within 
easy reach of the capital, beautiful rich plains, running down to 
the sea, and having a great many good landing-places. The 
navigation of the gulf of Port-au-Prince, easy at all seasons of 
the year, offers great advantages for the disposal of produce. 
The mountains produce superior coffee in great abundance, and 
their cool and fertile lands admit of the cultivation of all sorts 
of produce. 
ARRONDISSEMENT OE ST. MARK. 
From Mont Rouis to St. Mark, the State possesses, in 
the plains, considerable quantities of irrigated lands, of 
good quality, and several estates in the mountains. Sev- 
