, 1874-05-20
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From files received, we are able to supply
our readers with the following Colonial news
items, which will, no doubt, be found Of
interest.
BARBADos,-The 2nd West India Regiment
which had been lately engaged on the Western
Coast of Africa in the Ashantee war, was cx-
pected at this colony, and it was proposed to
accord it a public reception, and to f6te the men.
The arrival occurred on the 8th instant and the
handsome sum of $500, granted by the Legisla-
ture, was to be expended solely in a din
ner to the Rank and File, and in erecting
triumphal arches and other decorations on
the road of their march. A ball given by
private subscription would welcome the return
Of the officers.
The weather was very favourable, the late
showers have kept the canes healthy, and i'm
proved the quality of the sugar, a good deal of
it being boiled in the vacuum pan, or other
pans at o low temperature, and osclllated, and
dried by the centrituga's, so that it is sent away
quite dry, and keeps it's weight when landed.
The shipments have reached up to 10000 hhds.
according to last account up to the 8th. Fully
one third of the crop remains to be reaped, and
there is as much more or nearly as much, ready
for shipment both in store and in the country,
as had been shipped already.
DEMEhARA'- OulplHGuIc VI ploOuNC VI ~
colony during the fortnight ending 9TH instant,
amounted to +: OF sugar, 1929 bids, 300 tres,
$40 brls., and 1851 bags. OF Molasses, 6821
casks. Of Rum, 65l puus, 1l2 bhds., AS
brls.
Immigration was being actively carried on.
Two ships had arrived with their live cargoea,
the one bringing 467, and the other SO immi-
grants, these being of a batch of 373,-3l5 OF
whom had landed at the island of Nevis. Fur
Their information from the immigration
Agent at Calcutta disclosed the fact that 8
other vessels, the RohiUa, the India and the
Clarence, respectively with 388, BAL, and 482
immigrants had left that place for the colony.
Internal improvement in the line of Communl
cation between Berbice and Georgetown was
also under contemplation, and was warmly advo-
cated,-a line of railway construction and a
new canal throughout the greater part of the
same distance, combined with a system Of
drainage and water supply for the estates
through which the work would PASCAL being
very desirable, and bad met the favourable
views of the new Governor.
TIL weather continued wet and was un-
favourable to the sugar crop 1t had seriously
retarded the reaping aud manufacturing opera
tions, as we'll as deteriorated the quality of the
cane Juice TO the extent of so per cent, and,
as a natural consequence, increased the expense
of boiling, and in a general manner operated
against the more rapid execution of work, which
will unavoidably throw q large quantity of
work 10 the later months of the year.
The usual Spring meeting of the D'Urban
Races came off on the Sth and 9th instant,
and was very successful.
JAMA1cA.-Scarcely any matter of public
interest or Importance had taken place during
the last fortnight, ending 18th May. The in
tentlon to open three new Observatories for
Meteorological purposes was fixed for the LIST of
June ensuing one to be at st. Thomas under