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 288 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — BERMUDAS

AMERICA.

Antig^ua, Bahamas, Barbados. See West Indies.

BERMUDAS.

Governor. — Lieut. -General Sir G. M. Bullock, K.C.B. (2,946^.), assisted by an Executive Council of 6 members appointed by the Crown, a Legisla- tive Council of 9 members, also appointed by the Crown, and a representative House of Assembly of 36 members ; 1,360. electors.

A Colony, with representative government, consisting of a group of 360 small islands (about 20 inhabited), 580 miles east of Norch Carolina, and 677 miles from New York, noted for their climate and scenery ; favourite winter resort for Americans, who number some 23,000 annually.

Area, 19 '3 square miles (12,000 acres, 4,000 under cultivation). Civil population in 1911, 18,994 (including 6,691 whites) ; 12,750 belong to Church of England (census 1911). In 1909 the birth-rate was 29 7, and the deach-rate was 18 "0 per 1000 ; illegitimate births formed 16 '4 per cent, of the total births ; there were 131 marriages. In 1910 the excess of immigration over emigration was 51. Education : 27 primary schools, with 2,016 pupils, receive Government grants, 1,636/. annually. There are 3' garrison schools and 2 naval schools ; about 20 other primary schools, and 5 secondary schools receiviug no Government grant. Cambridge local examinations are held in Bermuda. A Government scholarship (150/. for

2 years) is provided annually to enable youths educated in Bermuda to go abroad to prepare themselves for a Rhodes scholarship. There are (1911)

3 Bermuda Rhodes scholars at Oxford. In 1907 292 persons summarily convicted, and 28 sentenced by superior court. Chief town Hamilton, 2,627 population. The ganison consists of 2 companies of garrif^on artillery, 1 company of engineers and 1 battalion of infantry. Average strength of regular military forces, 1,202; naval, 1,130. The militia artillery comprises 238 officers and men. Bermuda is an important naval base on the North America and West IndiaStation with dockyard, victualling establishment, &c.

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1907

190S

1909

1910

1911

Revenue Expenditure.

£ 63,030 54,464

£ 56,068 53,586

£

67,922 67,093

£

77,094 68,393

£

^ 79,248 90,100

Chief source of revenue; custom.s, 64,999/. in 1910. Chief items of expenditure : salaries, public works, education. Contribution by Home Government, 2,200/. Public debt (1911), 45,500/.

The chief products are onions, potatoes, lily-bulbs, and various kitchen garden vegetables. Arrow-root of the finest quality is grown and manu- factured.

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1907

190S

1909

1910

1911

Imports ^ Exports 1

420,596 140,598

£ 392,522 105,392

£ 440,648 183,884

£

517,074 106,508

£

545,540 134,033

1 Including bullion and specie, but excluding Government stores Irom imports.