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“...Chapter VII
THE WINDWARD ISLANDS
Geographically the Windward Islands (the Islas de
barlovento of the Spaniards) are those islands lying to the
windward of the Caribbean Sea. The name is now, how-
ever, confined to a group of British colonies comprising
Grenada, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent, and the Grenadines,
which are dependencies of Grenada and St. Vincent.
They are not a federal colony, but are grouped under one
Governor and Commander-in-Chief for administrative
purposes. As far back as 1764 there was one Governor
for the " Southern Caribbee Islands ” of Grenada,
Dominica, St. Vincent and Tobago. In 1833 St. Vincent,
Grenada, Barbados, and Tobago were constituted a
separate Government. In 1838 St. Lucia was added to
the group and on March 17th, 1885, the Government of
the Windward Islands was established, Barbados being
omitted. Tobago was withdrawn in 1888 and attached
to Trinidad.
GRENADA
Grenada, the most southerly of the Windward Islands
and the seat of...”
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“... Executive and one
f Legislative Council, under one Governor, were constituted for
the six (now five) Presidencies of the Leeward Islands. As
[reconstituted by the Federal Act No. 1 of 1899, the Legislative
Council now consists of eight official and eight elective members.
Three elective members are chosen by the elective members
of the Island Council of Antigua, two by those of the Legislative
■ Council of Dominica, and three by the unofficial members of
! the Legislative Council of St. Kitts and Nevis. They must be,
and continue to be, members of their respective Island Councils!
The official members are the Governor, the Colonial Secretary,"
(the Attorney-General, the Auditor-General, the Administrators
of St. Kitts-Nevis and Dominica, and the Commissioners of
Montserrat and the Virgin Islands.
■ * A chapter is devoted to the misdeeds and fate of Governor
Parke in “ West Indian Tales of Old.” London : Duckworth
and Co....”
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“... session usually extends from
one to three weeks.
The expenses of the federal establishment are voted by the
Council, and apportioned among the Presidencies. The Council
has power to alter its constitution by an ordinary Act, to be
reserved for the King’s pleasure, and the King has power at
any time to include any other West Indian island in the federa-
tion, upon joint addresses from both Councils. On March 22nd,
1898, the Legislative Council of Antigua, which was previously
partly elected and partly nominated by the Governor, passed
an Act abrogating itself, and the Crown Colony system was
substituted. The new Council consists of sixteen members,
eight official and eight unofficial, all nominated by the Governor
under royal letters patent. The Governor presides.
Governor of the Leeward Islands
The Hon. Sir Eustace Fiennes, Bart.
ACCOMMODATION. St. John’s. The Globe Hotel and the
Kensington Hotel offer comfortable accommodation. Board
and lodging, 12s. 6d. per day. Paying...”
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“.... Nevis forms part of the Presidency of St.
Christopher and Nevis, which also includes the island of Anguilla.
These islands were united by a Federal Act of the Leeward
Islands Legislature in 1882.
Magistrate
Mr. A. C. K. Tibbits.
ACCOMMODATION. Charlestown. The Bath House Hotel is
recommended. Board and lodging, 12s. 6d. per day, including
use of the baths (see opposite page). Special terms can be quoted
for families or for a lengthened stay out of season. Branchdeane
House. Board and lodging, 10s. per day. Mrs. Daniell’s
Boarding House. Board and lodging, 8s. i,d. per day.
COMMUNICATIONS. Nevis can also be reached from St.
Kitts by motor-launch which plies daily. The boat fare from
steamers to the shore is is. per passenger. Motor-cars can be
hired from the garages of J. A. Maloney and F. Henville. No
fixed tariff is adhered to, but is. 6d. per mile is the usual fare
for cars. For the drive round the island,'a distance of 20 miles,
£1 ios. is the usual fare; but for...”
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“... ancient
Castle of Ponce de Leon, founder of the city. Just
beyond, the large pale blue building is the Santa Catalina
Palace, the official residence of the Governor. Between
the two is the old Water Gate, once the principal entrance
to the city. On the island to the right is the old
Spanish powder-magazine. The large modern building
opposite the landing is the Federal Building.
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“..., which are situated for
I the most part on the eastern side of the lake Hundreds
of derricks may be seen, some m the lake itself and some
on the shore. In their immediate neighbourhood
! notably at San Lorenzo, there are native vaUages budt
on piles in the shallow water, exactly like the old lake
villages of Switzerland which are still the objects of
study for historians and ethnologists, though only
models in museums remain to perpetuate their memory.
Off the coast of Venezuela, to which it belongs, lies
the island of Margarita, once famed for its pearl
fisheries. This island, of which the capital is Pam-
patar, was granted to Marceto Villalobas by Charles V
of Spain in 1524- Its merchants and sailors took a
prominent part in the War of Independence, and it
now belongs to Venezuela, forming with the neighbour-
ing islets of Tortuga, Cubagua, and Coche, a diviaon of
the Eastern Federal District. The area of the idand,
which is mountainous and almost divided into two parts...”
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“...THE SPANISH MAIN 413
Guaira it was destroyed by earthquake in 1812, and
it is now a handsome city with many public squares
and gardens bright with tropical palms and flowers.
The principal square is the Plaza de Bolivar, in the
centre of which there is a bronze equestrian statue of
Simon Bolivar, the Liberator, who was bom in Caracas.
Round the square are grouped the Cathedral and Arch-
bishop’s Palace, the National Library, and General Post
Office.
The public buildings which may be visited include the
Palacio Federal, the Concejo Municipal, the Fine Arts
Academy—which has a fair collection of pictures—the
Panteon National, and the Museo Boliviano. Particulars
regarding the hours of opening, etc., can be obtained
at the hotels. Caracas has three theatres : the Opera
House, the National, and the Caracas, and there is a
Bull Bing where bull-fighting can be witnessed on
Sundays (admission from bs. 2 [is. 7
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“..., Old Broad Street, E.C. (London Wall 5920).
Boston : i, Federal Street.
Routes : I. New York, Havana (Cuba), Cristobal (Canal
Zone), Port Limon (Costa Rica), Havana and New York (every
Saturday).
II. New York, Kingston (Jamaica), Cristobal, Cartagena,
Puerto Colombia, and Santa Marta (Colombia), Cristobal,
Kingston and New York (every Wednesday).
III. New York, Havana, Kingston, Belize (British Honduras)
Puerto Barrios (Guatemala), Puerto Cortez, Puerto Castilla and
Tela (Honduras), Kingston, Havana and New York (every
alternate Saturday).
IV. New Orleans, Belize, Puerto Barrios,- New Orelans (every
Saturday to Puerto Barrios and once a month to Belize).
V. New Orleans, Havana, Cristobal, Port Limon, Bocas del
Toro (Panama), Havana, New Orleans (every Saturday).
VI. New Orleans, Havana, Cristobal, Port Limon,' Puerto
Castilla, Havana, New Orleans (every Wednesday)....”
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