The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 64
North Pacific
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North Pacific.
Name of Group. | Foreign Resi-dents. | Government. | Imports £ | Exports £ | General Remarks. |
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Bonin Islands | 30 | Spanish | No native population. A few Japanese. Lloyd's Harbour, a very good one. | ||
Ladrone or Marian Islands | Spanish | The fleet of Prince Maurice, of Nassau, refreshed at Guam, 1625. | |||
Pelow Islands | Native King & Spanish. | Antelope wrecked, 1783; Prince Lee Boo accompanied survivors to England. | |||
Caroline Islands | 120 | Native Chiefs | Many excellent Harbours. Great resort of Whalers. Severe Hurricanes. Natives faithless and treacherous. Enormous ruins. | ||
Marshall or Mulgrave Islands | 6 | Native Chiefs | Radick and Rallick Chains. | ||
Gilbert or Kingsmill Islds. | Native King | On the Equator. Severe hurricanes. Degraded and savage type of Natives. | |||
Sandwich Islds.(1871) | 5,500 | Monarchy and Constitution since 1840 | 325,176 | 378,413 | Cook killed at Hawaii, 1778. Independence recognised, 1843. Sugar principal export. |