986
HAITI
silver, copper, iron, antimony, tin, sulphur, coal, kaolin, nickel, gypsum, limestone and porphyry are found but are little worked. Some effort has been made to work copper mines in the last few years, and concessions have been granted for mining coal, iron, and copper. Imports and Exports for 4 years : —
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Imports
Kxports
1916-17 1918-10
Imports
Bx porta
1915 1915-16 !
Dollars
4,344,763 1,925,255
Dollars 1,837,744
Dollars
1,661,309 17,117,608
iMIIlrt 1,692,9*8
21,460,044
The values of imports into Haiti from various countries for the years 1915 and 1916 were as follows :— From the United States, 8,775,064 dollars in 1916 and 3,806,673 dollars in 1915 ; from Great Britain, 719,959 dollars in 1916 and 296,284 dollars in 1915 ; from France, 467,336 dollars in 1916 and 167,779 dollars in 1915.
The following statistics of exports show only the quantities of given commodities exported from Haiti. No values are available.
Articles
1916
1917
Articles
Hides and skins lbs. Honey gallons Logwood lbs.
1916
1917
Beeswax lbs. Cocoa ,, Coffee
52,091 3,477,794
7S,439,478
57,749
4,896.076
47,423,101
1,144,792
583,763
136,926,672
707,048
1,085,056
50,759,328
Cotton ,,
3,262,028
S,381,7S6
Gum ,,
15,431,084
The chief imports are cottons, sacks, machinery, iron-work, flour, lard, and kerosene. ,
Total trade between Haiti and the U.K. for 5 years (Board of Trade Returns) : —
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1916
€ 102,529
145,930
1917 1918
1919
1920
Imports Kxports
£
47,013
145,910
18,074
71,812
•
161,981
216,808
£
168,701
438,413
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In 1916 there entered at the ports of the Republic 86 steam vessels of 415,574 tons, and 20 sailing ships of 4,900 tons. Several lines of steamers (French, Dutch, and Norwegian) connect the ports of Haiti with New York.
Port-au-Prince is connected with Cape Haiti by a road 169 miles long, and with Morebalais and Las Coobas by a road 33 miles long. A light railway has been constructed from Port-au-Prince to Lake Assuei (28 miles), and to Leogane (22 miles), but the traffic is small. A concession has been granted the 'National Railroad Company of Hayti ' for a railroad from Cape Haiti to Port-au-Prince, now in construction. Total length of line, 64 miles. Port-au-Prince has 5 miles of tramway.
The principal towns are connected by the Government telegraph system. A cable runs from the Mole St. Nicholas to Santiago de Cuba and from the Mole to Port-au-Prince, and also to Cape Haiti, whence it runs to Puerto Plata (Santo Domingo) and to South America.
