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 INSTRUCTION — FINANCE — DEFENCE -PRODUCTION

In 1915, there were 57,648 births, 12,162 marriage*, 55,086 deaths. The surplus of births over deaths was 45.496. In 1919 there were 80,48." imir.i- -. including 3i',57:i Spaniaids, 74:" English. 1.2: ■ and

1 ai i laicans. The chief towns are Havana, 363,50tv. i 98,19: -. de Cuba, 70,282 ; Gnantanaitio. 68,883 : iiatan,

Santa Clara, 63,151 ; Manianillo, 66,570 ; Pinar del Rio, 47, 8! Spiritus, 68,843 ; Trinidad. 40.602 ; Cardefias. 33

Instruction.

Since the development of the Education Art of 1891', when the | •resent m of elementary and secondary schools wa» int'

ich municipality has a Boa: ooLj are established in all tion is compulsory. In the interior regular circuits for special t> i who couduet classes in the higher subj 4 to school

i, maintain a high standard >>t i in tlte rural di.M

In 1919. 334,671 children wen- ••moiled in the had 6.151 teachers. A wide system of ki>

and night r adults. In 1919, :. - were

province t'ie Government maintains a special Institute for advanci o. Annexed to these Institutes are the aermal a

for training : Havana there is a special school with a stall

drawn Froin English public schools, on Which the school is modelled.

University instruction isgiven at the University of Havana (found 1721), which is divided into the three Faculties of Liberal Arts and Science, of Medicine and Pharmacy, and of Law.

Finance.

. enue and expenditure budget estimates) for 4 years: —

1916-17 1017-18 1918-19 1K0-31

£ £ £

Uevenne. . 8.365,718 9.335.988 12,S92,000 .7.417

Expenditure. 8,052,531 .640 ->,973 7.417

The principal items of estimated income in 1920-21 were: — Customs Reveuue.l0,7ij©,d4IJ. The Drineipal items of estimated expenditure were : — War and Marine; 3,4S8,90U.. Instruction, 2,123,1091.

Tile foreign debt of the Republic of Cut 31, 1918) amounted

to 52,874,500 dollars, made up as follows :— First Si ever loan, of 1904, at 6 per cent., 26,374,500 dollars; second Speyer loan, of 1909, at 4i percent., 16,500,000 dollars ; Morgan loan, of 1914, "at 5 per cent., 10,000,000 dollars.

The Internal Debt on August 31, 1918, amounted to 30,731,900 dollars. Total debt. 83,606,400 dol!

Defence.

The military age is betweea21 and 28, and the army is composed of 16,569 men (610 officers and 73 cadets) in the land forces« Obligatory military training is given to all Cubans between the ages of 19 and 25. Th-

two cruisets, 16 gunboats, 4 submarine chasers, and 3 small auxiliaries. Tlie strength of the navy is $90 men, 130 officers, and 20 i

Production and Industry.

The staple products of Cutta are tobacco and sugar, but coffee, cocoa, cereals, and potatoes are grown, an I a considerable trade is done in fruits