, 1881-07-30

degradation is lower than that of a thief,
and why should there be such a desire to
save a mans skin and to let loose
property to be preyed upOn~
GRENA d A.
From the st. Georges Chronicle we take
the particulars below. The notes in
regard to the census in the English islands
are of some interest as showing on the whole
a slight increase of population. In this
climate, so favourable to children, the
natural increase ought to be immense, and
would be, but for the unnatural difficulties
which stand in the way. We may remark
in passing that we have not yet learned the
results of the census i'll Santa Cruz,
although it was taken several months
before those referred to below.
"Fine rains continue to fall, though the
heat is almost unbearable. The planters
pronounce the weather to be excellent for
agricultural purposes. Wesregret to learn
from Grenville that the cane fly has been
succeeded by a foe almost as destructive
as itself, viz. a species Of cricket. The
cocOa.trees which had hitherto enjoyed all
immunity from disease or the ravages of
insects, are now being attacked by an
insect of the beetle tribe which bores into
the bark and deposits its larca, thus C aus
ing much injury to the trees. A planter
OF some experience informs us that he has
often discovered grubs i'll the bark of the
trees on his plantation, and that as he has
known tress to die from their attacks he
always takes tho precautiOn to provide his
lab0urerS with knives for cutting them out
of the bark before they penetrate the heart
We would advise our cocoa growing friends
to spare no pains i'll endedvOuring to arrive
at the best means of eradicating q pest
which may bring about the realisation ofthe
dark, but not unreasonable predictions of
our st Patrick's correspondent"
"The total population otsthis island as
ascertained by the Census Of the 3rd April
last, is said to be 42,403, or an increase
OF 4.7l9, or 1852 per cent, over that OF
ST.. The result of the present Census
compares most %favOurabIy with tLOse of
the islands from which intelligence on the
subject a sheen received. It:would not be
out of place in reporting the foregoing
to embOdy in the same paragraph the
Census results in some of the sister colo
MES. Commencing with Trinidad, Il
"StatiSticaP' friend of the Chronicle is glad
to say that the population of that colony,
i'll spite offears Of counting, has been found
to be over 100000, being 153, 0C0 odd, an
increase of nearly 40 per cent. i'll the ten
years. We suspect, however, that this in.
crease includes the coolie immigrants that
nave been introduced into the island since
1871. We would like to take the colonies
s~eriatiHn, but the files which we have by us
of the st. Vincent Witness "a paper we
now get by chance and The st. Lucia Voice
do not contain any information on the
subject. The population of Barbados, aecor.
ding to the Reporter, is III $50, being an in.
crease of 9,S47 since 1871. In Bridgetown
there has been a decrease Of 416. the pre-
sent number being 20,947, against 21,363
last Census. The Antigua results also
shew an increase, the population now num-
bering 1921 against "a, 343 in 1871, an
addition of S73. The increase at st.
Kits is 968. the population being 29,l37
against %, 1869 ten years ago. We shall
endeavour in future summaries to give
further particulars of the Census in these
islands for the benefit of those of our
distant readers who watch the tide of
affairs in these colonies and consequently
desire to be posted up in all that concerns
them.n
s. ANTIGUA. r8a
We take the following from the Observer
of 18th June.
"The event of the week has been the
final REIMBURSEMENT of the government of
the Leeward Islands by his IExcel!ency
Sir George Berkeley and the departure Of
that gentleman for England in the r. III.
Steamer this morning. His Excellency
had some months previously takenleave of
the Legislative Council, and received from