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“...can generally be cashed in others at face value. It is, however, best to change them before leaving the island of issue. In Cuba there is no special currency, American and Spanish coinage being used. In Haiti the unit is the Gourde; but both in that republic and in the neigh- bouring one of Santo Domingo American gold circulates freely. In the other islands the currency is that of the countries to which they belong. In Colombia the unit is the Peso, in Venezuela the Bolivar, and in Panama the Balboa, but in each of these countries American gold is freely accepted. BANKS. Bar days Bank (Dominion, Colonial, and Over- seas) formerly The Colonial Bank (capital, £10,000,000; paid up, £4,975,000; reserve funds, £10,000,000. London, 29-30, Gracechurch Street; New York, 44» Beaver Street), has branches in Antigua, Barbados, British Guiana (Berbice and Demerara), Dominica, Grenada...”
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“...THE SPANISH MAIN 401 I to the west, and in 1514 the two colonies were united under the I name of TierraFirme. Meanwhile, Vasco Nufiez de Balboa, had I in 1513, discovered the Pacific, an event which proved the [ beginning of a period of immense prosperity for the country. I Gold and silver were transported across the Isthmus of Panama, I and the Spanish galleons gathered in the harbours of Porto Bello I and Cartagena, whence they carried the treasure of the New I World to. Cadiz. For years Spain monopolised the trade in [ spite of the constant raids by the buccaneers and pirates. In 1564 the country was formed into a Spanish Presidency I called New Granada, and in 1718 it was raised to the position I of a Viceroyalty, only to be reduced to a Presidency again in I the following year. The Viceroyalty was revived in 1740 and I extended to include Venezuela, a Spanish settlement at the I eastern end of the Main which was making rapid growth. The I attacks against the supremacy of Spain now...”
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“...THE PANAMA CANAL 419 After an insurrection he was succeeded in command by Vasco [ Nunez de Balboa, who had accompanied Bastidas on his voyage in 1501. In 1513 Balbpa crossed the Isthmus of Panama and I discovered the Pacific Ocean. He was succeeded by Pedro Arias de Avila, who, in 1514, amalgamated the several colonies j under the name of Tierra Firme, and five years later founded I Panama City. When the wealth of the newly discovered I countries of the Pacific began to be developed, the route across ! the Isthmus became immensely important, and much treasure I was transported over the Gold Road, as it was called, on mules. Panama was included in the Viceroyalty of New Granada, which was established in 1718, and in 1819 it became part of I the independent nation of Gran Colombia, and in 1831 of that I of New Granada. In 1842 the provinces of Panama and Veragua I 1 seceded and formed themselves into the State of Panama, but I they rejoined later. In 1857 Panama again withdrew, but soon I...”
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“...the charge for one passenger, provided that such additional charge is not less than 10 cents for each extra passenger. Between 12 midnight and 6 a.m., charges may be increased by 50 per cent. At the Atlantic terminus the charge for one passenger from the pier to the rail- road station is 15 cents ; to the Hotel Washington, 30 cents. Between the railroad station and the Washington the base fare is 15 cents. At the Pacific end, the charge for one passenger from the pier to the railroad station at Balboa is 15 cents; to the Hotel Tivoli, 30 cents. The base fare between the Tivoli and the railroad station in Panama is 15 cents. The Panama Railroad affords opportunities for reaching various points of interest on the route of the canal. The fare to Panama or back is f2.40 gold. The principal stations on the line and their distances are : Station Miles from Colon Colon Mount Hope Gatun Monte Lirio Frijoles Caimito Gamboa New Culebra Pedro Miguel Jc. Miraflores . Corozal Panama 1 '57 6-79 14-48 20...”
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“...away the sides of the opening steadily, j carrying large sections of the dyke, including trestle bents and other débris, into the pit. The increasing volume of water filled the pit rapidly, and at 3 o’clock, one hour and twenty-five minutes after the water first began to flow over, the level in the inside channel was that of the outside channel, while the gap had been widened to 400 feet or more. From Paraiso the railway runs practically parallel with I the canal to the terminals at Panama and Balboa. To the close of the fiscal year ended June 30th, 1925, the total number of commercial ships which had passed through the Canal was 29,705. Their aggregate net tonnage was 123,675,548 tons. The total of cargo which they carried was 131,869,827 tons. Panama (population about 45,000), the capital of the Republic of Panama, was built during the governorship of Fernandez de Cordova after the destruction of the earlier city of the same name, which stood four miles to the west and was destroyed by...”
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“...among the ruins of houses, bridges, walls, and the Cathedral, one can appreciate from the sub- stantial nature of their fabric that Old Panama was once a city of consequence. By the seashore on which egrets now sun themselves is a small posada where light refresh- ments can be obtained. If time permits, a visit may be made to the wharves at Balboa, the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, which lies behind Ancon Hill, two miles to the west of Panama. Formerly known as La Boca, the place was renamed in honour of Vasco Nunez de Balboa, the discoverer of the Pacific. Here have been con- structed dry docks, repair shops, etc., for vessels using the canal. Balboa is perfectly laid out, with broad driveways, and many open spaces, the most notable of which is the 1...”
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“...454 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES (4) THE PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. Liver! pool : Goree, Water Street (Bank 915°) ■ London : 18, Moor-1 gate (London Wall 6460). New York : Sanderson and Sonsd Inc., 26, Broadway. Boute 1 Liverpool via La Rochelle, Santander, Coruna, and, Vigo to Hamilton (Bermuda), Havana (Cuba), Kingston (Jamaica) [occasionally], Cristobal, and Balboa en voute to Pacific ports. Fares. Ports Bermuda Cristobal Cuba (Havana) Jamaica (Kingston) ist Class. 2nd Class. Sailings. ^40 £25 Monthly £55 i£3i Fortnightlyf £50 £3° ' >'r £5° £3° Occasionally! j Duration of Voyage : Liverpool to Havana—17 days. Size of Steamers : 8,000 to 15,660 tons. (5) THE ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET COMPANY [see !)]• Route : London to Colon. Fares Port. 1 st Class. Sailings. Colon . . . /55 Abt. Fortnightly* Duration of Voyage : London to Colon—17 days. Size of Steamers : 9,000 tons. (6) LEYLAND LINE. Liverpool : 27, James Street (Bank! 500). London : 1, Cockspur Street (Regent 1963) ; 38, Leaden-I...”
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“...(Barbados), Port of Spain (Trinidad), La Guaira (Venezuela), Willemstad (Curasao), Puerto Colombia (Colombia), and Colon. Fares. Ports. 1st Class. 2nd Class. Sailings. Barbados (Bridgetown) . £50 £32 Monthly Colon .... £55 £35 Curasao (Willemstad) £5° £32 La Guaira . ... £50 £32 Puerto Colombia . £55 £35 Trinidad (Port of Spain). £S° £32 (18) THE PACIFIC STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY [see (4)1- I Route : Santander, Coruna and Vigo to Havana (Cuba), Kingston (Jamaica) [occasionally), Cristobal and Balboa, en route to Pacifio ports. (19) COMPAGNIE GÉNÉRALE TRANSATLANTIQUE [see (II) V]. Route : Santander to Cuba. From Canada (20) CANADIAN GOVERNMENT MERCHANT MARINE, Ltd. Canada : 230, St. James Street, Montreal. London : 17-19. Cockspur Street, S.W. 1 (Regent 2150). Routes : Halifax, N.S., in winter and Montreal, P.Q., in summer to Bermuda (Hamilton), the Bahamas (Nassau), Jamaica (Kingston), and British Honduras (Belize), and back....”
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“...STEAMSHIP COMMUNICATION 461 Minimum Fares. Ports. 1st Class. 2nd Class. Sailings. St. Kitts (Basseterre) $110 $75 Fortnightly St. Lucia (Castries) $110 175 St. Thomas (St. Thomas) $90 $55 Trinidad (Port of Spain) Duration of Ocean Voyage : New York to St. Thomas— 5 days. Size of Steamers : 3,000 to 4,000 tons. (27) GRACE LINE. London : 144, Leadenhall Street, E.C. New York : 10, Hanover Square. Route : New York to Cristobal and Balboa en route to South American ports. Fares. Ports. 1st Class. Sailings. Cristobal . . . $145 Fortnightly Balboa .... $150 „ Duration- of Voyage : New York to Cristobal—6 days. Size of Steamers : io,oooTtons. (28) NEW YORK AND CUBA MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. New York : Foot of Wall Street. Routes : New York, Havana (Cuba), Mexican Gulf Ports. Fares. Port. 1st Class. 2nd Class. Sailings. Cuba (Havana) . . $85 $64 Weekly Duration of Voyage : New York to Havana—3 to 4 days. (29) THE NEW YORK AND PORTO RICO STEAMSHIP COMPANY. New York : 25, Broadway (Bowling Green 8500)...”
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“...462 POCKET GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES Fares. Ports. ist Class. Sailings. Balboa . . . . $145 Monthly Cristobal . . . . $145 „ Cuba (Havana) . . . . $85 „ Duration oï Voyage : New York to Havana—4 days. Size of Steamers : 8,500 tons. (32) THE MUNSON STEAMSHIP LINE. New York : 67, Wall Street (Bowling Green 3300). Glasgow : Clark & Service, 21, Both well Street (Central 6782). Routes : I.—New York to Nassau (Bahamas). II. —Nassau to Miami (Florida). III. —New Orleans to Havana (Cuba). Fares. Ports. Fares. Sailings. Cuba (Havana) Winter. 1st. • $45 Summer. ist. Weekly Nassau $86 $75 Weekly in winter Miami . - $25 Twice weekly f Duration of Voyage : New York to Nassau—2\ days. Nassau to Miami—overnight. Size of Steamers : 7,500 to 21,000 tons. (33) THE PANAMA MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY. New York : 10, Hanover Square. Route: New York to Puerto Colombia and Cartagena (Colombia), Cristobal, Balboa Fares. Ports. Balboa Cartagena Cristobal Puerto Colombia . Pacific Ports and back. 1st Class. Sailings...”
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“...136, 142, 164 Bacon, John, R.A., 268, 282, 284, 291 Bahamas, The, 63-73 — Accommodation in, 66 — and Turks Islands, 299 — Area and situation, 63 — Books on, 29 — Climate, 65 —- Communications, 67 — Constitution, 66 — Development Board, 67, 69, 73 — History, 65 — Industries, 64 — " Out Islands," 63, 73 — Sea Gardens, 73 — Sports, 67 Baijer, Otto, 205, 206 Bailey’s Bay, 57 Baily, E. H., sculptor, 264 Baker, Captain, 443 Balaclava, Jamaica, 259, 260, 290 Balandra Bay, 120, 138 Balata, 373, 445-6 Balboa, 428, 432 Baleine Falls, St. Vincent, 198 Balliceaux, 184, 185 Bamboos for paper-making, 137 Bananas, 8, 75, 169, 256, 286, 290, 311, 393, 409, 414, 443-4 Bande de L’Est, 138 Banks, n Banks, Sir Joseph, 189 Bannister, Major-General, 284 Barabara, the, 178 Barbados, 74-112 — Accommodation in, 78 Barbados (cont.) —• Area and situation, 74 — Books on, 29 — " Charter” of, 77, 105 — Climate, 75 — Communications, 78 — Constitution, 77 —— Dripstone, 9 — First sight of, 22, 80 — History, 76 — Industries...”
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“...339-41 Curafao liqueur, 339 Customs. duties, 27 Cuyuni River, 372, 373, 374, 377. 388 Daaga, 134 Dabadie, 119 Dalrymple, Major-General, 136 Damuji River, 360 Banish West India and Guiana Co., 322 Darien, 408 Darrell, Rev. J., 195 Darwent, Mr. Walter, 446 d’Aubigné, Franjoise, 313 “ Dauntless Island,” 387 Davidson - Houston, Lt.-Col., 171 Davis, Bishop, 229 Davis, Mr. N. Darnell, 87 Davson, Sir Edward, 449 Davson, Sir Henry Katz, 386 Dawlish Bounce, 97 Dead-man’s Chest, 253 Deane, Richard, 108 de Balboa, Vasco Nunez, 419 Debé, 119 de Bellair, M., 169 de Bouillé, Marquis, 148, 176, 224, 225, 228, 239, 243 de Brettes, Mr. C., 181 de Caillus, M., 160, 162 de Cerillac, Count, 156 de Choiseul, Due, 181 de Cordova, Fernandez, 428 de Crespigny, Captain, 276 de Enciso, Martin, 418 Defiance, the, 404 Defoe, Daniel, 145, 151 de Grasse, Count, 171, 180, 218, 224, 240, 247-8, 314 De Guichen, M., 249 de Heredia, Pedro, 404 De Kinderen, 376 deLaborie, Baron,1-71,180,181 de la Pagerie, M., 315 de Leon, Juan...”
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“...339-41 Curacao liqueur, 339 Customs, duties, 27 Cuyuni River, 372, 373, 374, 377. 388 Daaga, 134 Dabadie, 119 Dalrymple, Major-General, 136 Damuji River, 360 Danish West India and Guiana Co., 322 Darien, 408 Darrell, Rev. J., 195 Darwent, Mr. Walter, 446 d’Aubigné, Franfoise, 313 " Dauntless Island,” 387 Davidson - Houston, Lt. - Col., 171 Davis, Bishop, 229 Davis, Mr. N. Darnell, 87 Davson, Sir Edward, 449 Davson, Sir Henry Katz, 386 Dawlish Bounce, 97 Dead-man’s Chest, 253 Deane, Richard, 108 de Balboa, Vasco Nunez, 419 Debé, 119 de Bellair, M., 169 de Bouillé, Marquis, 148, 176, 224, 225, 228, 239, 243 de Brettes, Mr. C., 181 de Caillus, M., 160, 162 de Cerillac, Count, 156 de Choiseul, Due, 181 de Cordova, Fernandez, 428 de Crespigny, Captain, 276 de Enciso, Martin, 418 Defiance, the, 404 Defoe, Daniel, 145, 151 de Grasse, Count, 171, 180, 218, 224, 240, 247-8, 314 De Guichen, M., 249 de Heredia, Pedro, 404 De Kinderen, 376 de Laboiie, Baron, 171,180,181 de la Pagerie, M., 315 de Leon, Juan...”