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“...CHAPTER II GENERAL INFORMATION (continued) Outfit—The Voyage—Thé Customs—Telegrams—Postal facili- ties—Population — Religion—Freemasonry—Language— The Laundry—Books on the West Indies. There is no need to buy an elaborate outfit Outfit, for a visit to the West Indies. It should be , borne in mind that the less luggage that is taken Luggage. | the better it is for the temper. Where much land travelling is contemplated, substantial leather suit ^ cases and portmanteaux are best. They can be kept in good condition and insect proof by periodical applications of brown boot polish. A capacious canvas sack, with a padlock fastening, into which surplus effects can be dumped at the last minute, is the greatest convenience, and a fold-up cabin “ tidy ” with pouches for the various articles of toilet is almost indispensable. Should the steamer be the base of operations of the tourist, steel or stout leather cabin trunks are recommended, the most convenient size being 36 ins. long, 20 ins. wide, and...”
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“...I Telegrams. Postal Facilities. 38 GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES extensive free list. There is, however, no need to give the tariffs, as genuine tourists are not troubled by the customs authorities, and the regulations are by no means so strict as they are at the most lax custom-house on the Continent. Such articles as tobacco, in any quantity, and also spirits in bulk, are dutiable; but excellent cigars can be got in the West Indies, and the latter from considerations of health are best left behind. British Guiana, and every island of importance, with the exception of Nevis, Montserrat, the Virgin Islands, and Tobago, are in telegraphic communica- tion with the outside world by means of the cables of the West India and Panama Telegraph Company, Limited (Dashwood House, Old Broad Street, London), and the Direct West India Cable Com- pany, Limited (33 Old Broad Street, London); and between Trinidad and Tobago, communication has been established by radio-telegraphy. Tele- grams by the Direct West...”
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“...GENERAL INFORMATION 39 tract in 1905, visitors to the West Indies will find postal facilities ample. There is mail communi- cation with the United Kingdom fortnightly by the steamers of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., and in the case of Jamaica by those of the Imperial Direct West India Mail Service Co., Ltd. There are also frequent opportunities for posting by private ships, letters in this case being marked “ per s.s.---” or “ per first opportunity ”; but, as a general rule, it is best to adhere to the regular mail steamers. The prepaid rate of postage on letters from the United Kingdom to the British West Indies, and vice versa, is id. per J oz., and to foreign possessions 2^d. per \ oz. On postcards the rate is id. each, and on papers -|d. per 2 oz., whatever the destination may be. In Barbados, Grenada, St. Vincent, and Trini- Express dad letters are accepted for express delivery in the United Kingdom, the full fee of 3d. being collected from the addressee; but if express delivery...”
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“...Money Orders. Postal Orders. 40 GUIDE TO THE WEST INDIES To foreign possessions the rates are Limit of Size. Not exceeding Length, Breadth, or Depth. Length and Girth combined. Cuba. 31b. 7 lb. n lb. 2S. 3s. 4s. 2 ft. 4 ft. Guadeloupe v or \ 3s. 3s. 6d. 4s. 2 ft. 4 ft. Martinique ) St. Ihomas 2S. 3s. 4s. 3ift. 6 ft. Parcels are subject to customs regulations, and an accurate statement of the nature and value of the contents and other particulars has to be made. Money Orders may be sent to the British West Indies, and also to Cuba and Puerto Rico, in the latter case payment being advised through New York and paid in dollars and cents (;£i=$4 87 cents). The poundage fees range from 3d. for sums not exceeding jQi, and 5 s. 3d. for sums over ^38 but not exceeding ^40. The limit transmissible is £40 to the British West Indies, and £20 to Cuba and Puerto Rico. Orders must be taken out a full day before the departure of the mail. When, however, application is made too late, the advice will...”
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“...the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney-General, the Auditor-General, the Ad- ministrators of St. Kitts, Nevis, and Dominica, and the Commissioners of Montserrat and the Virgin Islands. The Legislative Council has con- current legislative powers with the local legislatures on certain subjects specified in the Act, such as matters of property, mercantile and criminal law, the law relating to status, procedure in mainten- ance of a general police force and a common convict establishment, quarantine, postal and telegraph affairs, currency, audit, weights and measures, education, and the care of lunatics, all matters relating to immigration, and its own constitution and procedure. Any island Legis- lature is, in addition, competent to declare other matters to be within the competency of the general Legislature. Any island enactment on such subjects is void if repugnant to an enact-...”
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“..., 230, 233 Plymouth, Tobago, 153 Point Galera, 152 Point Mulatre, 240 Point Petit, 152 Pointe-è.-Pierre, 137 Pointe-è-Pitre, 18, 250, 252 Pointe Michel, la, 240, 243, 245 " Poison tree,” 212 Polo. See Sports Ponce, 279, 281 Population, 41 Port Antonio, 101, 108, no, hi, 113, 129 Port Maria, 113 Port Morant, 113 Port of Spain, 131, 135, 137, 140 Port Royal, 101,103, 117,1*1-18* Porters Wood, 75 Portlock, Capt. Nathaniel, 180 Portsmouth, 240 Portuguese visit Barbados, 60 Porus, no, in Postal orders, 40 Postal regulations, 38 Potaro River, 79, 95 Potatoes, 250...”