. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. ADMINISTRATION OF PUERTO RICO. 429 return for sugar, molasses, and coffee. Nearly all tlie seaborne traffic is conducted under foreign flags, the islanders showing little taste for seafaring life. In respect of its internal communications Puerto Hico is a model West Indian island. All the towns are connected by highways, which develop round the periphery of tlie quadrilateral a second quadrilateral all the sides of which are united at intervals b}^ transverse routes. A railway has now been commenced, which is also to follow the shore-line with a c
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. ADMINISTRATION OF PUERTO RICO. 429 return for sugar, molasses, and coffee. Nearly all tlie seaborne traffic is conducted under foreign flags, the islanders showing little taste for seafaring life. In respect of its internal communications Puerto Hico is a model West Indian island. All the towns are connected by highways, which develop round the periphery of tlie quadrilateral a second quadrilateral all the sides of which are united at intervals b}^ transverse routes. A railway has now been commenced, which is also to follow the shore-line with a circuit of 300 miles, and short branches to all the seaports and inland markets. All the main lines of the telegraph system are already completed ; but little use is made either of the wices or the post-office by a population only one-seventh of which was returned as capable of reading or writing at the last census (1887). Since then, however, public instruction has made considerable progress. Administration. For administrative purposes Puerto Rico is regarded, not as a colony, but as a Spanish province, assimilated to those of the metropolis. The governor-general, representing the monarchy, is at the same time captain-general of the armed forces. In each departmental capital resides a military commandant, and each borough has its alcalde nominated b}^ the central power. The provincial deputies are elected by universal suffrage on the same conditions as in Spain. The garrison consists of about 3,000 men, and the yearly budget averages £800,000. Including the district of the capital there are seven administrative departments, which are tabulated in the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 183
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