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schools (1 for girls), 408 pupils ; 2 first-grade schools for boys, with an attendance of 202 and 97 respectively, and 1 first-grade school for girls with 101 pupils ; Codrington College, affiliated to Durham University, 16 students. Government expenditure on education in 1919-20, 24,5362. One monthly, one tri-weekly, two weekly, and three daily newspapers.
There is a Supreme Court ; Grand Sessions once in every 4 months ; 7 police magistrates. In 1919, 13,781 summary convictions.. 95 in superior courts ; 367 (daily average) prisoners in gaol. In 1919, 37,5472. was spent in poor- relief, &c. Police, 364 officers and men. Harbour Police, 40 non-com. officers and men.
Of the total area of 106,470 acres, about 74,000 are under cultivation ; the staple produce is sugar and cotton. About 35,000 acres under sugar-cane ; exported in 1918, 33,207 tons of sugar arid 10, 6S3, 609 gallons of molasses, and in 1919, 50,812 tons of sugar and 7,569,830 gallons of molasses. There are 195 sugar works and 4 rum distilleries. Rum produced in 1919, 329,440 gallons. The cotton crop for 1919 was 114,444 lbs., valued at 32,8882. Of "man-jak" or "glance pitch," a bituminous petroleum for fuel, 36 tons (6462.) were exported in 1919. In the fishing industry about 250 boats are employed, and about 1,000 persons. Value of fish caught annually, about 17,0002.
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1913-14 (pre-war)
1916-17
1917-18
191S-19
1919 •: i
£
£
£
£
£
Revenue
214,865
311,113
399,969
347,497
420,136
Customs
114,245
135,767
121,650
135,756
171,366
Expenditure
222 177
242,609
456,803
347,817
861,861
Public debt .
436,900
4-76.880
638,900
530,000
530,000
Imports 1
1 ,353,059
1,851.054
2,285,278
2,986,006
3,893,458
Exports 1
760,699
2,207,2.07
2,190,114
2,480,646
•.3S2
1 Including bullion and specie, but the exports exclude bunker coal (549,160?. in 1919).
The principal imports (1919) were : Coal, 441,6982.; cotton manufactures, 159,4382. ; manures, 218,4182.; rice, 224,7462. ; flour, 297,3822. ; fish, dried, &c, 163,4662. The principal exports were : Sugar, 1,232,4152.; molasses, 693,4532. The imports from United Kingdom totalled 739,8612. ; from Canada, 726,1942., and from United States, 1,550,9912. ; and exports to United Kingdom, 348,5892.; to Canada, 1.485,8702.; to United States, 165,4762.; to Newfoundland, 166,9612., and British West Indies, 348,7882.
The Colonial Bank has a paid-up capital of 900,0002. The Royal Hank of Canada has a paid-up capital of 3,541,6662. The Government Savings Bank on Dee. 31, 1919, had 12,647 depositors, with 303,7342. to the* credit. English gold, silver, and bronze coin are in circulation, and 5-dollar notes of the Colonial Bank. Post office, 3919: letters, &c, ami | inwards, 915,318 ; outwards, 767,561. Internal lettersand parcels, 1,160,290.
Registered shipping 1919, 53 vessels of 11,535 tons net. The total bonnajB Of shipping entered and cleared at the Port of Bridgetown during the year 1919 was :'>, 648, 259, of which 1,650,526 tons represented liritish tonnage (1918, 2,101,859 and 1,037,950 respectively). There are 470 miles nl' roads : and 28 miles of railway of 2 ft. Bin. gauge, belonging to the Government. There are 47 miles of Government and 24 niilos of ra telephone line in the island, besides a line with about 2,400 miles of wire belonging to one private company.
