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business quarter is at the foot of the hill straggling down
to the harbour, whilst the principal residences are perched
amid the foliage on the hill-side. On the Harris Prome-
nade (so called after Lord Harris, Governor from 1846 to
1854) are the Carnegie Free Library, the Anglican,
Roman Catholic, Wesleyan and Presbyterian Churches,
the Police Barracks, the Court House, the Town Hall,
and the Hospital. San Fernando is the headquarters of
the Canadian Mission which controls the Naparima
College, the Training College for Teachers, the Presby-
terian Theological College, and the High School for Girls.
From San Fernando several Sugar Estates and fac-
tories may be visited. They include the Usine St.
Madeleine of the St. Madeleine Sugar Company, Ltd. (4
miles from San Fernando), and La Fortunée Estate,
formerly owned by the late Sir Charles Tennant. All
are equipped with modern machinery of a very elaborate
character. The Usine St. Madeleine is an immense
building resembling a...”
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