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the bark and the small wood left after squaring. 
The bark and chips from mahogany destined for 
the English market are waste; in the American 
market they have a value. 
I have already mentioned the weekly mail service 
from New Orleans, which is carried out by the 
United Fruit Company of Boston. This company 
is also running a four-weekly steam service from 
New York. The Orr Laubenheimer Company runs 
a steamer every fortnight from Mobile. 
The following is a summary of the course of 
trade in 1907:—- 
Total Imports ... ... ... £497,061 
Total Exports ... ... ... 454,945 
Of these Exports, Produce of 
British Honduras, represents... £236,670 
Imports Reported ... ... 188,780 
Bullion and Coin ... ... ... 29,494 
The imports of bullion amounted to ;£i 7,520. 
Of the imports re-exported about £ 116,000 is 
represented by timber, rubber, and chicle, the pro¬ 
duce of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. The 
balance of over £72,000 represents goods imported 
from Europe and the United States, and re¬ 
exported. 
In the year 1907 we took from the United 
Kingdom and British Colonies 27.53 °f our imports, 
and only sent 21.76 of our exports. From the 
United States we took 56.34 of our imports, and 
sent 51.87 of our exports. 
Our principal exports to the United Kingdom 
were : — 
Mahogany (4,634,159 feet) valued at 
£58,107 
Cedar (271,885 feet) 
y f 
3,102 
Logwood (6,256 tons) 
i> 
24.547 
Tortoiseshell (2,987 lbs.) 
ff 
4> 2 74 
Chicle (9,236 lbs.) 
ft 
600 
£90,630 
