The Handbook of Jamaica ...: Comprising Historical, Statistical and General Information Concerning the Island ...E. Stanford, 1897 |
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31st March acres amount Andrew Ann's Bay Annotto Bay annual annum appointed Black River British Brown's Town Buff Bay Catherine Chapelton charge Church Clarendon Class Clerk Colonial Commission Court Director District Ditto Ditto duties elected Elizabeth established Ewarton Examination exceeding Falmouth Farquharson fees feet George Gordon Town Government Governor Halfway-Tree Hanover Hill House Inspector island Jamaica James John July June Kingston land Legislative Council Linstead Lodge Lucea Mail Manchester Mandeville miles Milk River Moneague Montego Bay months Morant Bay Name Ocho Rios Old Harbour Oracabessa Order parcel parish of St Parochial Board payment persons Port Antonio Port Maria Port Morant Port Royal Portland Porus Post Office Postal Public Railway registered Registrar Resident Magistrate Revenue road salary Sav.-la-Mar Savanna-la-Mar School Second Class Secretary Society Spanish Town Station Street Thomas Total Travelling allowance Trelawny Trustees Up-Park Camp West Westmoreland
Passatges populars
Pàgina 504 - ceased to be a subject of that State in pursuance of the laws thereof or in pursuance of a Treaty to that effect. This passport is granted to AB, naturalized as a British subject in this colony, to enable him to travel in foreign parts.
Pàgina 131 - Being a collateral, or auxiliary, or additional, or substituted security or by way of further assurance for the above-mentioned purpose where the principal or primary security is duly stamped— For every £100 and also for any fractional part of £100 of the amount secured . . .006
Pàgina 521 - thus the standard for coin is 22 carat fine, that is, it consists of 22 parts of pure gold and 2 parts of alloy. 5. ANGULAR MEASURE. OR DIVISIONS OF THE CIRCLE. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes = 1 Degree 30 Degrees = 1 Sign 360 Degrees or 12 Signs = 1 Circumference 90 Degrees = 1 Quadrant 6. MEASURE OF TIME. 60 Seconds
Pàgina 98 - 2nd. That he is free from any physical defect or disease which would be likely to interfere with the proper discharge of his duties. " 3rd. That his character is such as to qualify him for such situation or employment.
Pàgina 89 - The Governor is not to assent to any bill of any of the classes hereinafter specified unless such bill shall contain a suspension clause, " or unless the Governor shall have satisfied himself that an urgent necessity exists requiring that such bill be brought into immediate operation, in which case he is authorized to assent
Pàgina 146 - fruits and vegetables, and substances which exhale a bad odour, lottery tickets, lottery advertisements or lottery circulars, all obscene or immoral articles, articles which may in any way damage or destroy the mails or injure the persons handling them.
Pàgina 521 - OF SOLIDITY AND CAPACITY. DIVISION I.—SOLIDITY. 1728 Cubic Inches = 1 Cubic Foot. 27 Cubic Feet = 1 Cubic Yard DIVISION II.—CAPACITY. 4 Gills = 1 Pint
Pàgina 174 - A person need not disclaim his own name or the foreign equivalent thereof, or his place of business; but no entry of any such name shall affect the right of any owner of the same name to use that name or the foreign equivalent thereof.
Pàgina 82 - Law ; and that therefore the present style of enacting laws, ' By the Governor, Council, and Representatives of the Commons assembled,' be converted into the style of ' Be it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the consent of the General Assembly.
Pàgina 336 - who was swallowed up by the earthquake, and by the providence of God was by another shock thrown into the sea and miraculously saved by swimming until a boat took him up. He lived many years after in great reputation,