The Handbook of Jamaica ...: Comprising Historical, Statistical and General Information Concerning the Island ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1893 |
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... present issue of the Handbook an attempt has been made to rearrange the subjects and it is hoped the improved table of Contents will add to the convenience of those who desire to refer to its pages for information . No effort has been ...
... present issue of the Handbook an attempt has been made to rearrange the subjects and it is hoped the improved table of Contents will add to the convenience of those who desire to refer to its pages for information . No effort has been ...
Pàgina 15
... present to the amount necessary for saturation , -saturation being taken as 100 ; so that humidity indirectly measures the drying power of the air . * By comparing the Dew - point with the Minimum Temperature we see that there is an ...
... present to the amount necessary for saturation , -saturation being taken as 100 ; so that humidity indirectly measures the drying power of the air . * By comparing the Dew - point with the Minimum Temperature we see that there is an ...
Pàgina 17
... had been shifted more to the south . All such variations are for the most part temporary , and the present decennial period may show just the opposite . THE RAINFALL OVER EACH DIVISION FROM 1870 TO 1889 . METEOROLOGY . 17.
... had been shifted more to the south . All such variations are for the most part temporary , and the present decennial period may show just the opposite . THE RAINFALL OVER EACH DIVISION FROM 1870 TO 1889 . METEOROLOGY . 17.
Pàgina 43
... present parish of St. Mary . On the 24th June , D'Oyley , with 500 picked men , attacked the fort and completely routed the Spanish army , -Don Sasi subsequently escaping to Cuba in a canoe from the Bay now called Runaway Bay in memory ...
... present parish of St. Mary . On the 24th June , D'Oyley , with 500 picked men , attacked the fort and completely routed the Spanish army , -Don Sasi subsequently escaping to Cuba in a canoe from the Bay now called Runaway Bay in memory ...
Pàgina 57
... present scale , or to defray the future expense of coolie immigration . Just about this time Sir Charles Edward Grey arrived as Governor . The Legisla- ture met ( according to adjournment ) on the 15th February , 1847 , and petitions ...
... present scale , or to defray the future expense of coolie immigration . Just about this time Sir Charles Edward Grey arrived as Governor . The Legisla- ture met ( according to adjournment ) on the 15th February , 1847 , and petitions ...
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Pàgina 546 - MEASURE OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute. 60 Minutes = 1 Hour. 24 Hours = 1 Day. 7 Days = 1 Week. 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month. 28, 29, 30, or 31 Days = 1 Calendar Month. 12 Calendar Months = 1 Year.
Pàgina 137 - ... made by a married woman by means of moneys of her husband, without his consent, the Court may, upon an application under section...
Pàgina 78 - Act, it may be said in answer, that ' occupation to be rateable must be of property yielding, or capable of yielding, a net annual value, that is to say, a clear rent over and above the probable average annual cost of the repairs, insurance, and other expenses, if any, necessary to maintain the property in a state to command such rent.
Pàgina 106 - Bill for the divorce of persons joined together in holy matrimony. 2. Any Bill whereby any grant of land or money, or other donation or gratuity, may be made to himself. 3. Any Bill affecting the currency of the Colony.
Pàgina 546 - SOLIDITY. 1728 Cubic Inches = 1 Cubic Foot 27 Cubic Feet = 1 Cubic Yard DIVISION II — CAPACITY.
Pàgina 115 - That he is properly certified as free from any physical defect or disease which would be likely to interfere with the proper discharge of his duties ; Third.
Pàgina 493 - For insuring money to be paid on the birth of a member's child, or on the death of a member, or for the funeral expenses of the husband, wife, or child of a member, or of the widow of a deceased member, or...
Pàgina 533 - Kingdom, with this qualification, that he shall not, when within the limits of the foreign State of which he was a subject previously to obtaining his certificate of naturalization, be deemed to be a British subject unless he has ceased to be a subject of that State in pursuance of the laws thereof, or in pursuance of a treaty to that effect.
Pàgina 172 - ... and substances which exhale a bad odor ; 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 106 - State of our pleasure thereupon, 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...