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strueted uniting the two existing lines. Total length of line (1911) 150 miles. There are, besides, 225 miles of private lines on the large estates.

Number of post-offices (1911-32), 105 ; number of telegraph offices, 16; and of telephone offices, 45. Total pieces of mail handled, 5,530,506.

The telegraph, in the hands of a French Telegraphic Company, is in operation between Santo Domingo, Puerto Plata, and Santiago, from Santiago to Monte Cristi, and along the railway from Sanchez to La Vega ; total length, 352 miles. Several other inland lines are in project. The foreign telegraphic system in operation is that of the French Submarine Telegraphic Company ; total length of telephone lines, 719 miles. Negotiations are proceeding with the Marconi Company to link Santo Domingo with the Marconi system. It is hoped to ere-jt (in 1913) a powerful station at the Capital with various sub-stations throughout the Republic.

Money, "Weights, and Measures.— On July 1st, 1897, the United

States gold dollar was adopted as the standard of value. A small amount of debased silver coin circulates as smalj change at the ratio of 5 to 1.

In 1912 the National Bank of Santo Domingo was established with a capital of 2,500,000 dollars. The Royal Bank of Canada has opened branches at Santo Domingo City, San Pedro de Macorio, and Santiago.

Quintal = 4 arrobes = 100 lbs. (of 16 oz ) = 46 kilograms.

For liquids the arroba = 32 cuartillas = 25-498 litros=:4-110 gallons.

Diplomatic and Consular Representatives.

1. Of Santo Domingo in Great Britain.

Consul-General. — Arturo L. Fiallo.

Consul. — Octavio Ventura.

V ice-Consul.— AVoext M. Ventura.

There are consular representatives at Cardiff, Southampton, Grimsby, Liverpool, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham.

2. Of Great Britain in Santo Domingo.

H.M. Consul-Gemral. —ArtlmT Nightingale (resident at Port Prince). II. M. Vice-Consul at San Domingo. — Godfrey A. Fisher.

Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Santo

Domingo.

Constitucion Politica de la Republica Dominicana. San Domingo, 1896.

Foreign Office Reports, Annual Series. London.

Monthly Bulletin of the Bureau of the American Republics. "Washington.

Report of the American Commissioner to Santo Domingo. Washington, 1905.

Report of the Council of the Corporation of Foreign Bondholders. Annual. Loudon.

^ bad (Jose Ramon), La Republica Dominicana, resena general geografico-estadistica Santo Domingo, 1889.

Deschamps (E.), La Republica Dominicana, Director y Guia General. 1907.

Garcia (Jose Gabriel), Compendio de la historia de Santo Domingo Revised ed. 3 \ols Santo Domingo, 1896. [Brings the history down to July, 1865. The same author has another work, virtually a continuation of the Compendio, in the press.]

Garrison (F. L.), The Island of Santo Domingo. Cassier's Mag.. Sept., 1906.

Jordan (Wilhelm), Geschichte der Insel Haiti. 2 vols. Leipzig^ 1849.

Merino (Va.dre), Blementos de geografia fisica, politica e historica de la Repiiblica Do- minicana. Santo Domingo, 1889.

Monte y Tejada (Antonio), Historia de Santo Domingo. Completed ed., bringin'^ the history down to 1621. 4 vols. Santo Domingo, 1890. " -

Ober (F. A. ), In the Track of Columbus. Boston, Mass., 1893.

Saint Remi, Vie de Toussaint Louverture. Paris, 1850.

Tippenhauer, Die Insel Hayti. Leipzig, 1893.