288 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — BERMUDAS
AMERICA.
Antig^ua, Bahamas, Barbados. See West Indies.
BERMUDAS.
Governor. — Lieut. -General Sir G. M. Bullock, K.C.B. (2,946^.), assisted by an Executive Council of 6 members appointed by the Crown, a Legisla- tive Council of 9 members, also appointed by the Crown, and a representative House of Assembly of 36 members ; 1,360. electors.
A Colony, with representative government, consisting of a group of 360 small islands (about 20 inhabited), 580 miles east of Norch Carolina, and 677 miles from New York, noted for their climate and scenery ; favourite winter resort for Americans, who number some 23,000 annually.
Area, 19 '3 square miles (12,000 acres, 4,000 under cultivation). Civil population in 1911, 18,994 (including 6,691 whites) ; 12,750 belong to Church of England (census 1911). In 1909 the birth-rate was 29 7, and the deach-rate was 18 "0 per 1000 ; illegitimate births formed 16 '4 per cent, of the total births ; there were 131 marriages. In 1910 the excess of immigration over emigration was 51. Education : 27 primary schools, with 2,016 pupils, receive Government grants, 1,636/. annually. There are 3' garrison schools and 2 naval schools ; about 20 other primary schools, and 5 secondary schools receiviug no Government grant. Cambridge local examinations are held in Bermuda. A Government scholarship (150/. for
2 years) is provided annually to enable youths educated in Bermuda to go abroad to prepare themselves for a Rhodes scholarship. There are (1911)
3 Bermuda Rhodes scholars at Oxford. In 1907 292 persons summarily convicted, and 28 sentenced by superior court. Chief town Hamilton, 2,627 population. The ganison consists of 2 companies of garrif^on artillery, 1 company of engineers and 1 battalion of infantry. Average strength of regular military forces, 1,202; naval, 1,130. The militia artillery comprises 238 officers and men. Bermuda is an important naval base on the North America and West IndiaStation with dockyard, victualling establishment, &c.
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1907
190S
1909
1910
1911
Revenue Expenditure .
£ 63,030 54,464
£ 56,068 53,586
£
67,922 67,093
£
77,094 68,393
£
^ 79,248 90,100
Chief source of revenue; custom.s, 64,999/. in 1910. Chief items of expenditure : salaries, public works, education. Contribution by Home Government, 2,200/. Public debt (1911), 45,500/.
The chief products are onions, potatoes, lily-bulbs, and various kitchen garden vegetables. Arrow-root of the finest quality is grown and manu- factured.
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1907
190S
1909
1910
1911
Imports ^ Exports 1
420,596 140,598
£ 392,522 105,392
£ 440,648 183,884
£
517,074 106,508
£
545,540 134,033
1 Including bullion and specie, but excluding Government stores Irom imports.
