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Vaiue of imports from United Kingdom (1919), 945,733/.; United States 2,213,879/.; Canada, 1,065,606/.; Venezuela. 1,335,861/. Exports to United Kingdom. 2,6/5,867/.; United States, 2,116,194/. ; France, 1,017,548/.; Canada, 171,462/. ; other British possessions, 413,787/.; Venezuela, 413,144/. ; other countries, 448,592/.

Total shipping, entered and cleared (1919), 4,216 vessels, 2,255,793 tons, of which 1,522,728 tons were British, and 733,070 tons foreign.

Of the total area 1,264,891 acres (Trinidad, 1,191,678 acres, and Tobago, 73,213 acres), abont 642,266 acres hare been alienated. About 377,400 acres were under cultivation (1919). There is a large asphalt lake in the island. The Colony derived a revenue from asphalt during 1919 of 29,791/. The development of the oilfields continues in a satisfactory manner. The number of comjianies operating at the close of 1919 was 13. During 1919, 64,436,ti32 imperial gallons of crude'oil were extracted. Two large refineries are engaged in the manufacture of oil fuel, petrol, and kerosene, while two or three small tapping plants produce petrol, distillate and residual oils.

Railway 124 miles of 4 It. 8$ in. gauge : 167 miles of telegraph and 3,500 miles (wire) telephone (1915). A wireless telegraph system was established Un 1906, to bring Tobago into telegraphic communication with Trinidad, which gives very satisfactory results, and wireless communication with i ships has been considerably extende :. as also with Curacao, British Guiana, ic. Number of post offices, 99; ot telegraph offices, 33. There are three brauches of the Colonial Bank, paid-up capital 900,000/., with note circu- lation of about 312.500/., and also thiee branches of the Royal Bank of Canada, paid-up capital, 3,541,660/., and an authorised note circulation in the Colony of 312,500/. There is no Colonial coinage, but an ordinance (No. 16 — 1903) for the issue of Government 1 and 2 dollar notes (4*. 2d. and 8s. id.) was passed on December 23, 1903, and on June 12, 1914, the first issue of 1,000 dollar notes (208/. 6«. 8ii ) was made. The total value of such notes in circulation at the end of 1919 was 208,342/., ot which 31,458/. consisted of 1,000-dollar notes. Government savings-banks are established throughout the Colony, the amount of deposits at the end of 1919 being 420,284/., and the total number of depositors, 28,154.

In Tobago the culture of rubber, cotton and tobacco has been intro- duced. The cacao industry is receiving increasing attention, and very con- siderable areas are being planted in coconuts. The island is much frequented by visitors from England and the United States.

Virgin Islands. See Leeward Islands.

WINDWARD ISLANDS

Consist of Grenada, St. Vincent, the Grenadines vhalf under St. Vincent, half under Grenada), and St. Lucia, and form the eastern barrier to the Caribbean Sea between Martinique and Trinidad.

' Governor <t Commander-in-Chief.— Sir G. B. Haddon-Smith, K.C.M.G., (3,000/.— resident at St. George's, Grenada ).

Each island has its own institutions ; there is no common legislature, laws, revenue, or tariff ; but there is a Common Court of Appeal, and the colonies unite for certain other common purposes. The legal currency is British sterling and United States gold coins. The Colonial Bank and "the Royal Bank of Canada issue 5-dollar notes. Government currency notes of . 2s. 6c/., 5s., and 10s., are issued in Grenada.

Grenada.— Colonial Secretary.— H. Ferguson. There is a Legislative Council consisting of the Governor, with 6 other official and 7 unofficial members nominated by the Crown. Each district has a semi-elective