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V-. 1 lamili-.n. 1 '...nna.la. Till- l'i.'kt-..r.| .V lllack Si, ..,,,,. hi,, Caupany liav,- .i„. t,ili,,wiu- ^,.ni,^..- •-- I l.i> >.^. • Una ■ 1,-aves Halifax. .\.S„ i',,,- i;,.niiiula. Turk l,-lan,ls and ,Jainai,-a mi ""-■ I-'''i "1 •'■'■■!i iiH.nlh. riii- ~hi|, i,:i, i',-f'rii.-,.rai,.,l -\K\r,. Till' >:.aiii, I- ,.Mh.. IIHli-li W, si l„,li,,,V I), i,i,.,-a,-a .<■ rv i,.,. I.mv, .St J,,l,„ XB cvci-y^U .lay-, , alliiiii at Halifax, liiia, „!,, .m.i ti„. \Vii!,lw;,r,| l-laiaj.. .\.v,it.' •-! " l'irkl,,r,l vV lil.ii'k. iiiaii.iyiiiL: ..wiu^i'-. jl.ilit'ax \ '< Scii.,lirl,i & (■,,.. .'^t. ,[,,hii. N.H. |;.,Im iM K. |,,i-,| iV (■,,.. .\I,„i,n al. (^11, . \V. T. ,Iain<- A- Ci.. R,,rtini.la. GE.VKDAl.. , '■■111;- ■■■.ni.iiuni.ati,,,. i^ .naitiiai,,.,! l,y rl,.. Halifax >^ Hmmnia Cablo C'ompanv. •iiHi V t..y l).r,,- \U.-.t In.iia Cable Company, via Jamaica ai.,1 tl,.. Turk lsla,„l- ' Laiiki,,,. fa.ahtu.. ar. alLirlod liy ,1,., Hank of Bermuila and N. T, B„tt<.rfiel,l k I'll.- follciwiiit.'- ;ir.- tilt' principal importtrs and dealers iu agricultural products :— J[. ('. Outerbridw. luiy (rraiii. lumber, Hamilton, Bermuda. Pcarmaii. \Vatli!iH:tiiii A: Co., cDuimij'sion mercliants, Hamilton, IkTiini.la. \V. '1. .hiMuv & <'ii., frroivrics and |ii"visiiins. Hamilton. Bermuda. 11 Walkrr k Co.. produci', hiiul.. r. ike lfamiltI,AM)>. (ioiiii.' from Hcniiuila to .Jam^iiea tlic steamiT rails at (Irand Turk. Turk Islan miles nortli-iMsi of that island. Th'; total ))oiiuhiti..n in r."il wa^ •'Ul' wliites. and lS,.''iSl coloun'd persons and blacks. Tile prineipjl indii-iry i~ sail rakinsr. Tliere are altofrellier '>'X\ acres of gait ponds, shallow lia-.iii> I'r.iiii wliii'li the s(-a water is evaporated to produce an avorape yield of ali'iut i.i"»> iHi-hel- of s;ili per acre annually. Praetie^illy e\oryiliiii!i nipiiiod by tlie inliabilants niusi be imported, so that tlie trade amomii,- to eon-iderable. i ffi .JAMAICA. .Famai.M i- ilio iliir.l iaru. -! of ili, \V< -i Indian Maial-. beini:' e-x.-. ede.l iu size onlv by Cul'a and Santo ])oinini;o. Tlio total ar.a i- said to be l.-JiiT ..,|nar,> uiilei. Tb ■ .laraaii-a llandb-ok t;ive~ tb.' .>linialed total population on Mareb :'.l.-r. T.iO;',. .'.s 78r'.l:54, of whieb numlier only aliout l."),ii(X) are whites. I'lioni eT^. Tile prineipai ino.lii.i- of .laniaiea are -n-ar. ruin, fruii (lianana- and oranjres). ooeoaiiuts, jiimtrnto. eotb<', dye wood-^. ^iuKer, &o. .\ tcrritic hurrieane swept over lb. whole inland on .\.ni.'u.-i Uth, I'.Mt:'.. eau-m^' great damafje to crops, and the lo,-s of many liv. -. I'raetieally all tbo banana plant i- tio-is were temporarily ruined, and a buve iMreeniaiie of the' eoeoainii tnes wer,' destroyed. .\ lu'w banana plant doe~ not .airy fruit in-ido of twelv, or loiiri,.en months, and a eocoanut tree' is said to take .-even years to come into heaniiff. 1 he temporary injury to the peneral trade of the colony will be realized from the fact that 14.jS-l.:)Tr> bundles of bananas, valued at £1,1:) 1.750. were exported during the year ending March lUst, 19u3. I.Ml'OHTS. Table showing the chief items of goods import,,! into ,lamaic-a duriiu'. the y^ar ending -March 31st, I'JOa :— (juantily. Value. £ 3. J. J3acon Ihs. 4.3,00»J 1,400 10 S Beef, wet -alted I'Hs. 5,311 ir,,tiil3 !» Bread or biscuit- lbs. l\5T5,5Is 1^,:!,-iO U 5 Butter, luitterine and butter substitutes lbs. »13,3T4 i3,-:05 lo 5 Cattle Head 43 1.141 n Si n * i¥ if- if. w 10 (■II..M- C.rri Fi-h FIcur ( H liral I . IlaiH- I.anI M.mI. l;.il wIm-;iI. Jlilk lhl.l,-,,| . (lats \'<:l~ :,ll.| l.r.,11-.. I'ork. wr, ..,ii,.,| Shoi-p Sliouk.- (^iKiiil ity. Vnlup. t H. d. II13. L'( 11, ."-.•■'. 5.S^- 7 11 I'ush. I'll. Til! .'il.iriS 1> 8 lti:!,52'J 2 11 lirls. liiT.Jiiil ir)l.r.i2 14 lbs. 1T;).;JT7 5.7T1» 4 8 U.S. '.MMx; i.s(i:i 9 I) i.rN. 1H.71.". i:;.::.s 7 >> iMsos ti'..:',*',!! 2.H,2:',.'i IS 5 I'U-li. .".l.di;',) ^,(W,', lit 4 l)U^ll. 14,:'.:!> >.:i04 :! !• hrl?. .I.KU •20.'»4fi .T 1 1.403 2.218 14 :?5.44'« 17 3 Snap Ih^. 4.«4T.-'44 :!*,172 9 l.iiiiil.fi-, wiiitr |.iii, t'lHt 2..^>n.4ii; i4,or,.", IS 7 LumiIni'. piii-ii pine t'ect ."i.iiiU.--s j 24.02:1 "< 8 Sliirigl.- j.:!,sl :', Stav.> 1,115 5 5 TIk- tcliil value of the imports into tlio colony in tin vcar ondinp March 3l8t. VMY.',, wns £2,020,49.';. l:\THACT 1 ROM TlIK JAMAICA HAMlBOOK KoU 1!)04. ' TakiiiK tile wliolc of the imports tlio islaiul's custom was distributed in eai'li of the last time years in the folli.wins:; proportions, viz. : — r.'ic-o:;. n«ii-oj. uioo-oi. United Kingdom 60'1 4G'S 45"2 Fnited States 4ir;! 4.T3 . 4,'i*4 Canada tj'O 7'0 8"6 Other countrir-- 2'7 2'0 2'S' llu- Tniied Kinploni has >eeured an increase ..f trade to the .iisadvantage of ( ■:iii- a^!a by the Inaiijiuratiun oi the hui.erial Direct West India Mail Service. IXsiO.Mb^ 111 TIKS. The lollowmi.' ihl..rniannn, c.mpiled Ireni the >che,hile of eustonis duties, will 1 c it interest lo intending =liippers: — £ 8. d. Aiiinial.s a^iv< — Horned ~t'ick, per head 2 Jl'-rses, mares, fieldiiijjs and niules. jier li'-ifl 3 Asses, |Mr head 1 o Sheep, ^jnats ami >\vine. per head 10 J!a.-on, per |l, ,1 „ Harley (n..( I',-arl barley), per bushel 4 Beans ;!nd i east , iiirluding si'lit pca^e, |„.r husliel d l () I'eel', wel, >alted 'ir eiiriil, p.r barrel of l'(i(» Ib^ o 15 111 ef, sii:..li( d ,,r ,|riid, per lb 2 lliend Mid bi-enits, viz.— I'ilot lire ad, water anri oyster eraelulistitiite>, ],ei' lli 2" (he. se, p. r 11 I) 2 11 S s. ,1. Corn, liiiHiin. I'tr buslii'l '• '^ •* Fisli— Dried ,.r salted, per 100 11- 3 6 Smoked, nut (itli lb? '> 10 C. Al<-«ive:-, lierrinKs. niiickerels and i>ii"kled. unenii- nierated. per barrel nf L'OO lbs 4 Fln„r iwrieatl. iK-r biirnl of 1!»ti lb« l» « <> Ilain-. |<-r lb ^ - l.ard, ler I! " '^ 1 ]Meal. not wheat. i«r barrel of V.M lbs • . - " Meal, salte I or eurod, I er barrel ot L'o I II s I.""! ililk, i-oiidensed (weight of the tin i.. le in<-ln(led in the weight lor dut.v) peril (U dats. |er bnshcl " " ^ I'ork, wet >alte,l or mred. per barrel of :.Miit lb- l,^i i'otatoi s, per barrel of IMI lb- " ' '"' Soap, eouinion, brown, yellow, ..r liliie nioftjeil. ainl all other bnindry ■;oai)S, jier 100 lbs " ■'"' '> Tonfnn>, -alted or eiircd, |ier barrel ..f L'lHt lb. o l,", Uhrat, per bushel " '■* •' W'l o(l, I er 1,1 liO bet of piteli lone, white lune biniber. ..r other lumber, in ro\iph or sawn, by supertiiial ihe;i-ur{- nient of 1 inrb thiek '■» ^ ^ Wood, I er 1.000 feet of pitch pine, white pine, or other hniiher, planed, -moothed, prooved or tonpwed, eriliiio- and (boring 1 onrds, i-linker or leaded boards, but not otherwise nainifaetured. by sapertioial niea=nrpiiieiii of 1 inch '^ 14 Sliincles, Cvprcps. more than V2 inches In leiiyrtb. per thou- sa.,d..' « « " On all poods not enumerateil in this si'hediilo or not in the free list, an 'I'l vnlnicm duty at the rate of ItV-^ jier <-ent, KliKE 1. 1ST. Agricultural iniplemnu-. namely, pjou-bs. barrows, cultivators, horse ho<^3. hoe-, cutlasses, a^n-i. ulliiral forks, a.v-, bill h,M,k-. clod (uai-hers. dibbles, sewing' machine-, stump extractors. Printiii).' jiapr-r. Poultry anil other birds. Shooks for tierce. punrlie,>n. Ih^.-head. barrel and eask. and sli,,.,ks for boxe> or .rates used in p.iekiu;^ native at;ricultua, produce. Wood hoejis and truss hoops. Wood -taNcs and laadinj-'s. I.lMi sT(.i_K. There is seme dcmau.l for thorouehbivd cattle. .V cou-id, rabb be. f-r,ii>inses-ii'ii nr Iniiii tin- I'liit State-, wlieii tlic iiii|>orter dcclaie.- ll;t tlcV aie. aijil the iii-|(ct(,r lelicve^^ lliein \n he. iiM|por!e.| for lirec>cliii_- piirj nse-, . til\. aed when eii e\aiiiiiia1 inn tliiy ar<- fi'iiii.l t.p 1m- f n c from (li. l.\ll' \\h Ml 1(1 II wis. I'lie followiiijf i.- a jiarliai ii.~i of tile iiiiportei-- aiul feluuits in Kiiij-'stoii. Jamaica, dealiiijr in proviaion-i, flour, f^roeerics, 4;c. : — !■ le.l. I.. Aleve r- A- .•on d' .siring; lo ,le >(. II ay -i lid . a lalo-n, > ,.r oilier m loTinat i..ii lo ih,. seiTeiary to liavi- it idaeed hef-ie llie naniher.s. and put on lii, .n their !iead.|iiarter-. >ll -MIsIIU' sKKMl i:. Meaiii .■oiiiniuiiiralion heiu, en .laniaiea and ;li, fiiit. d Stati ■- and ( 'anadian port- Is provided I'V the lollowiiig lines: — //(■ L'tiil'J liiiit ( ': ( ra--en;;eis an.l mail- oi,l\,l We. kiy -erviee f roni l!o-ton and I'liiladelphia to Tort .\ntunio. .laniaiea. an. I vieo m rsa. J I.I li'imiiin-'j-AiiH rican Liin. i AllaP i.ine ser\iee. ) l-a^M-nner and freif;lit -er- vice \<\ \v. ik!y -tiaiiicr I eHM en .Ww 'i'.prk an/iK. -Monthly -ervie,- l,itu.,n llalifa\ lyal K'intr-ton. call- iiii; at . ^V < 'o.. a::ent-. Ilallta.x. .\.S.: Marsh \- .Marsh, anient:;. ■|or,.nto, (hit.; Cioige A llraiiday. at;eiils. Kin|L;.-t.,ii. .laniaiea. t AUI.K t o.\l .\1 U.N ICAi Kl.N . i here are two li.a- ol .■al.ii .- . onneel inj,' .laniaiea with the outer u.irld. Ihe W e-t India and I'anama T. lefiraph ('..inj.any ..perate eahles running to Cuba and thei.ee i,, K.y Wi.-t. in |- lorida, and to I'orlo Hieo and tlif' I-tlmuis ef I'anaina. The Dir.et Wetit liali.i Cable Company's cables are laid t.. 15<'rni,ida and Halifax. and thenee lo the I'nited Kiim.l..m.^tbns Kiving a cable line toiiobinp on British ter- ritory alone. 13 liKKMIDA AM) .lAMAKA AS WINTER KF.SORTS. Beniudii has lo„n Ici. i-upuliir us a winter r.<..rt, liut iluriiitr rwont > 'iirs the luiiiiler ut vi-it. 1- lins am^yu wry iiiiicli. 'riii> i> pruKil.ly ilii.- to the onlnriryil nii.l iinpinved lintel ai <'on.iiiodiiti<.n. wlii.li i- now tirst-clnss in every respect. 'I he imlica- tii.iis nre that the iiitiire will >ee ,in .•^•.■r-in(•^eilsinlr emw.! nf Americans nn.l Cana- dians MekinK n respite {y«m the ri«onrs of a northern winter hy takinif themselves tr. these favoured i>les. . . Trtil r. t.w viars i'fcn .lainaiea was handicapped in secnrinc winter visitors by a s..riou8 lack of nood liol.d accommodati..n. That drawhack has heen .ntirely removed, and tlH're are now several pond hotels, one of which is claimed to he the finest an.l hcst in the W. St Indie?. The altitude of ditTerent l.>ealities varies from sea level to over T.ltOO feet, with r. eorrespeiidinB variati, n in climnte and lempprntnre. At Kinpston (sea level) the maxiniuiii tcm|.ratnre is s7 drcrcs. while the mininiiim is 70. or a yearly ranpe of only 17 deprets. Tie nia.ximiini and mininiuni temiierature decreases jihont 1 depree for every "00 feet of elevation, so that at Bhie Mountain Peak (7.423 feet ahove sea.- leve!) the maxiiimm lenii>erature is 71 depn es and the Tnininnini 4fl. The tciirists one meets are from the Tnited Kinpdom. T'nited States and Canada. Iheir ntimher is 1 otmd to prow very larpely. as the pleasure to he derived from a few weeks' resi^l. i;ce in thi- land of fniis spice and perpetual summ. r heconies better known. 'Ihis is not the i.lace to enlarge en this feature ..f .lamaica. hut thes.. facts hnve a luarlnp on any .Mlmafe of the future trade of the islands. U;-au<>- the white popiiiaton reieives a very larpe proportionate increase hy the advent of the winter visitors. h ■i ACKNOWlKlKi.MK.NT. During the course of my iiapiiries in .lamaica I was given every assistance by Mr. G. Eustace Bin-ke, the enerKctic apeiit in .Tainai.v of the Department of Trade and Commerce of Canada. *£"^' f.^.,: