Domingo f

In what business have you been engaged since your arrival on the
island, and in what part of the island has your business been principally
transacted!

How many square miles does the island contain, and what are its
mineral and agricultural productions?

What is its climate! Its soil I The number of its inhabitants? What
proportion of them are whites? What proportii*n ot them are of the
African rjice, and what proportion of them are mixed?

In what part of the island does the principal portion of the white in-
habitants reside, and in what j)art the African and mixed?

Into what political divisions is the island now divided ? What are the
boundaries of the different divisions ? And over what, proporticm of the
island does each government or political division exercise coutn)!! ^
What part is called the Dominican Republic, and what is its extent!
And what is its soil, and its agricultural and mineral productions?

What causes led to the establishment of the Dominican Republic?

How long has the Dominican Republic existed ?

Does it possess any good harbors or i)orts; and if it does, in what
I)art of the republic aie they situated ?

How many inhabitants does the republic contain? What is the
character and composition of the papulation, and what i?A its character
for education and intelligence, particularly among the respectable or
better portion ot ihe inhabitants?

What proportion does the white bear to the African or blat^k part oi
the inhabitants ? What is the inoportion of the mixed race; and what
is the character of each ?

What is the disposition of the different races toward the present
authorities of the rei)ublic; and what is the disposition of the race
toward each other ?

Is there a general spirit of unanimity among all classes^ and afixd
d^ter initiation to maintain their independence f

What are the names and (characters of the principal persons in the
executive, judicial, and legislative departments of the government?

What is the financial system of the ]»resent government? What are
its resoiu^ces ; and how and from what does it derive its revenues? Does



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