N. Y. P. L.

JULY 1932

327048

CONTENTS.

Report of the Governor of Porto Rico.

Introduction.......

External commerce.

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Table No. 1.-Merchandise shipped from Porto Rico to the United

States and foreign countries..

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Table No. 2.-Merchandise shipped into Porto Rico from the United

States and foreign countries.

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Table No. 3.- Merchandise shipped into and from Porto Rico in trade

with the United States..........

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Table No. 4.-Merchandise shipped into and from Porto Rico in trade

with foreign countries.....

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Table No. 5. Statement showing annual trade balance resulting from

the commerce between Porto Rico and other ports.........

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Table No. 6.-Merchandise brought into Porto Rico from the United

States and foreign countries during the fiscal year ending June 30,

1918....

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Table No. 7.-Domestic and foreign merchandise shipped from Porto

Rico to the United States and foreign countries during the fiscal

Table No. 12.- Coffee exports.

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Table No. 12A. - Coffee exported from Porto Rico during the fiscal

year ended June 30, 1918......

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Insular police...

Table No. 13. - Value of fruit exports.....

Table No. 14. Statement, by countries, of value of merchandise brought

into Porto Pico from the United States and foreign countries for the

five years ending June 30, 1918.......

Table No. 15. - Statement, by countries, of value of merchandise

shipped from Porto Rico to the United States and foreign countries

for the past five years ending June 30, 1918.

Table No. 16.-Exports, by years, of sugar, cigars, and coffee.

Table No. 17.-Exports and imports by years....

Institute of tropical medicine and hygiene.

Civil-service commission.

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Board of medical examiners.

Summary of the transactions of the insular treasury for the fiscal year

1917-18.

Exhibits to the report of the governor..

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Exhibit A.-Legislation: List of acts and resolutions passed by the Ninth

Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico, first session.

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Joint resolutions...

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List of acts and resolutions passed by the Ninth Legislative Assembly

of Porto Rico, special session.

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-Joint resolutions..

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Concurrent resolution.

Exhibit B.-List of appointments by the governor during the fiscal year

1917-18...

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Miscellaneous appointments..

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Exhibit C.-Table No. 1.-Personnel of the insular police force of Porto

Rico at the close of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, showing also the

number of horses and bicycles in each district.

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Table No. 2.-Number of felonies committed by both sexes during fiscal

year ending June 30, 1918....

Table No. 3.-Number of arrests made, convictions, and acquittals,

during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918, for the following offenses

and crimes.......

Table No. 4.-Number of fires which took place in Porto Rico during

the fiscal year 1917-18, number of deaths caused thereby, number

of and description of property destroyed or damaged, insurance car-

ried, and the approximate amount of loss.

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Exhibit D.-List of franchise ordinances passed by the executive council

or public-service commission and approved by the Governor of Porto

Rico.........

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By the executive council....

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By the public-service commission

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Exhibit E.-Statistical data concerning civil-service operations during the

fiscal year 1917-18...

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Table A.-Results of examination.....

Table A-1.-Examinations held for the United States civil service-

For original appointment in Porto Rico......

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For original appointment to positions in the United States.....

Table B.-Changes in the Porto Rican civil service during the fiscal

year ending June 30, 1918....

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