, 1875-04-10
lFrom the Chronicle.

described as dry and breezy-Such weather
as we are in general entitled to look for in
the island at this season of the year. The
cool nights are passing away, showing the
passing off of the northern winter.
Sugar is making fast, in every quarter the
quality is better than usual, the yield abundant,
and the liquor rich. Such returns have rarely
been seen here. Three to four hOgsheadS per
acre is no uncommon result. 1t should be re-
collected that a large amount Of cane had to
be left on the ground uncut last season we
are reaping those standovers now, in addition
to last years planting. There is an album
dant supply Of tonnage in p~ort-nearly
10000 tons, and more sugar has been
shipped than usual at this date.
The winter Cacao crop was a failure to such
q degree, that growers declare they have
made no crop The shipments since New
year represent oacao lying over from the
earlier gatherings.
Concrete having been shewn to give moro
profitable net returns than muScovado, will DO
made in rather larger quantity this year and
this movement will probably extend.
BARBADOS.
At the meeting of the Legislature held on the
16 ultimo, q petition was presented from the
West Iodia and Panama Telegraph Company
for payment of the annual subsidy of e., 800.
The introducer asked leave to bring forward
8 Bill to give IF ct to the prayer OF the petition
To meet this expenditure it was proposed to
add an additional 5 ~ ct. TO the % T. ct. i'm
port at present imposed.
For the relief of the surplus population of the
island, it was suggested to form a Company
which, under the aid and countenance Of the
government, should have for lis object the for
nation Of a regular colony Of Barbadians in the
island of Grenada-by the purchase of two or
three contiguous estates in that island.
The East Point Lighthouse has been COM
pleted. The light was tried for the first time,
by way of experiment, on the 9th ulto.
The present crop, both in the reaping and In
the Shipment, was progressing very successful
ly. The prospects for the next were extremely
cheering.
The quantity ofProduce shipped to goth uItO.
was-sugar 1854 aids, MolasSeS 676l puns. 258
hhds. ST. brls.
The report of Rainfall for January gave an
average OF 5 20 inches over the island, being 33
per cent. above the average of the five years ex-
tending from I870-74 and 50 per cent. over the
average of the 25 years-l847-l67I.
ST. VINCENT.
The General Revenue of s.. Vincent
for the past year was, s827,44O, having slight
ly exceeded that which was estimated. The
expenditure was Ego, 788.
The Export of Sugar exceeded the
Export of 1878 by 925 hogsheads; that Of
MOiasses by 1913 puncheops; and that Of
Arrowroot by 347O barrels. The total quanti-
ties shipped were
Sugar......1O,O3 hogsheads
81 %tierces, and
1866 barrels.
Rum .....2,294 Puncheons
487 hogsheads.
MozaSses....88 puncheoEs.
Arrowroot 1858 barrels.
270 half brls, and
S,417 tins.
The export of Cotton and Cotton Seed was but
little increased. That of Cotton was 1919 bales
in 1874; that of Cotton Seed was III bags.
The value of goods imported during the
past year was 4I57,303, while the value of
the products of the Colony exported was
8195,922.
MISC 0 U S.
From the SpectatOr.)
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