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 342 THE BRITISH EMPIRE ! — JAMAICA

Principal imports in 1919:— Flour, 618,760/.; cotton goods, 920,6672. ; fish, 396,5672. Principal exports: — Bananas, 1,141,4792.; coconuts, 285,3242.; logwood, 103,322Z. ; lopwood extract, 358,4852. ; sugar, 1,317,5472. ; coffee, 356,1902. ; rum, 924,1702. ; cocao, 286,7842.

In 1919 the imports from the United Kingdom were valued at 1,012,5762. ; and from United States, 3,365,2752.; and the exports to the United Kingdom, 3,567,1032. ; and to the United States, 1,342,7762.

Registered shipping of Kingston 1919, 36 sailing vessels of 1,563 tons, and steam 7, of 6,293 tons ; Montego Bay, 36 sailing vessels of 1,906 tons, and 1 steam of 160 tons ; Falmouth, 4 sailing vessels of 174 tons ; total, 84 vessels of 4,432 tons. Total tonnage of shipping, entered and cleared, 1919, 2,084,942 tons, excluding Admiralty shipping.

Acres under cultivation and care in 1919-20, 1,099,345, of which 306,690 were under tillage, and 792,665 under pasture. Under sugar-cane, 47,568 acres; coflee, 22,894; bananas, 63,168; coconuts, 37,260; cocoa, 17,662; ground provisions, 75,346; mixed cultivation, 39,963; Guinea grass, 154,922; commons, 637,733. Livestock, 1918 ; Cattle, 166,539; sheep, 11,900-; goats, 22,000; pigs, 31,966.

On December 31, 1919, there were 48,594 depositors in the Government Savings Bank, the balance at credit amounting to 416,3592. The legal coinage is that of Great Britain ; but various American coins are also current. Notes of the Colonial Bank, the Bank of Nova Scotia, and the Royal Bank of Canada are current ; their average total circulation in 1918-19 was 74,6132., 115,3182., and 35,0322. respectively. British and local currency notes are also current in this island. The total circulation of the latter on March 31, 1920, was 17,5002.

Jamaica has 1971 miles of railway open of 4ft. 8Jin. gauge (receipts, in year ended March 31, 1920, 308,2442. ; expenses (excluding debt charges), 302,9592.); 2,226 miles of main roads ; 1,112£ miles ot tele- graph, including railway telegraph lines ; 1,004 miles ol telephone line (military lines not included) ; 18^ miles of electric and 71 of steam tramways ; 25 miles mule tramways ; 19.388 feet rope-ways ; telegraph mes- sages Q919-20), 299,879 ; receipts, 15,0342. Letters and post-cards in 1918-19, at general post office," 10,419,759; at district offices, 1,465,479. Total receipts, 1919-20, 94,5872.; expenditure, 65,6112., including telegraph expenditure. There are 203 post offices.

There is a garrison of Regular Troops and a local artillery militia and rifle corps. Port Royal is strongly fortified.

Cayman Islands, attached to Jamaica, consist of Grand Cayman, Little Cayman, and Cayman Brae. Grand Cayman, 17 miles long, 4 to 7 broad; capital: Georgetown, population (1911), 1,440. Total population of island (1911), 4,128. Little Cayman, 9 miles long, 1J miles broad ; principal industry coconut planting. Population (1911), 136. Cayman Brae, 10 miles long and 1$ miles wifle ; principal industries, coconut planting and turtle fishing; population (1911), 1,300. The cultivation of sisal has been commenced. Education in the islands is backward. Revenue, 1917-18 (September v ear), 4,4231. ; expenditure, 5,1(52/. ; assets, 30 September, 1918, .\3tl2f. ; liabilities, 2,249/. Exports— Grand Cayman : green turtle, thatch rope, hides, turtle shell, cattle and ponies ; Little Cayman and Cayman Brae: coconuts, about 2,000,000 per annum, and turtle shell. Total value of imports (1917-18) 37,9491 ; exports, 5,9291 Shipping registered at George- town, 17 vessels, 2,242 tons (1917-18). The government is administered by a Commis- sioner ; Justices of the Peace (14) are appointed by the Governor of Jamaica.

Commissioner: II. 11. Ilutchings.

The Mohant Cayb and Prdko Cats are also attached to Jamaica.