The Handbook of Jamaica ...: Comprising Historical, Statistical and General Information Concerning the IslandU.S. Government Printing Office, 1908 - Jamaica |
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1st April 31st March acres Agricultural amount Andrew Ann's Bay Annotto Bay annum appointed Assistant Black River British Brown's Town Buff Bay Catherine certificate Chapelton charge Church Clarendon Class Clerk Collector College Colonial Custos Ditto duty Edin Elizabeth Estate examination exceed exceeding Falmouth Farquharson fees Fund Government Governor granted Halfway Tree Hall Hanover House Inspector island Jamaica James John July June Kingston land Legislative Council Linstead Lodge Lucea Manchester Mandeville Medical Officer miles Montego Bay month Morant Bay Name Ocho Rios Old Harbour Oracabessa Order parcel parish of St Parochial Board payable payment Pension person Port Antonio Port Maria Port Royal Portland Post Office Postal Privy Council Public quarantine registered Registrar Resident Magistrate Revenue Road Salary Sav.-la-Mar Savanna-la-Mar Scholarship School Secretary Society Spanish Town station Street Thomas Travelling allowance Trelawny Up-Park Camp Westmoreland
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Page 501 - The objects for which the company is established are, " the conveyance of passengers and goods in ships or boats between such places as the company may from time to time determine, and the doing all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above object.
Page 151 - Publications which violate the copyright laws of the country of destination; poisons, and explosive or inflammable substances; fatty substances, liquids, and those which easily liquefy ; confections and pastes ; live or dead animals, except dead insects and reptiles when thoroughly dried ; fruits and vegetables which easily decompose, and substances which exhale a bad odor; lottery tickets, lottery advertisements...
Page 322 - ... qualities of manhood, truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship; and (4) his exhibition during school days of moral force of character and of instincts to lead and to take an interest in his schoolmates...
Page 191 - There may be added to any one or more of the essential particulars mentioned in this section any letters, words, or figures, or combination of letters, words, or figures, or of any of them...
Page 322 - His fondness for and success in manly outdoor sports such as cricket, football, and the like, 3. His qualities of manhood, truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for and protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship, and 4.
Page 76 - 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...
Page 186 - A person present at the death ; or, the occupier of the house in which the death happened. If all the above-named fail — 4.
Page 318 - April, 190S, the examinations of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music...
Page 111 - Provisions, wines, spirits and malt liquors imported for the use of the Naval Staff and Naval Messes in this Island, consigned by Bills of Lading to any Naval Officer, or the President of a Naval Mess, on the production of the Bills of Lading and the certificate of the Officer, such certificate being countersigned by the Officer Commanding the Naval Forces, that they have been solely imported for the use of such Officer or Naval Mess, and on...
Page 103 - ... policy of insurance against accident ; and the expression " policy of insurance against accident " means a policy of insurance for any payment agreed to be made upon the death of any person only from accident or violence or otherwise than from a natural cause, or as compensation for personal injury...