It will be remarked that in the returns for 1845 tobacco has ceased to appear, as Santo Domingo had by this time separated from Hayti. M. Madiou considers that about 5,000,000 lbs. of coffee are consumed in the island, which is probably an under-estimate, considering the lavish manner in which it is used, and that 20,000,000 lbs. are exported as contraband, to avoid the heavy duties. This calculation appears too high. Whilst I was in Hayti, the illicit trade was considered to represent from 15 to 20 per cent of the acknowledged exports. Much, however, depends on the character of the men in power. 1845. Lbs. Coffee 41,002,571 Cotton 557,480 Logwood and other woods 68,181,588 Mahogany, feet 7,904,285 The other woods consist of lignum vitæ, &c. It is curious that he makes no mention of cacao. In the next returns it will be noticed how mahogany decreased--the cuttings near the coast were beginning to be exhausted--whilst the exports of logwood were greatly increased. This is work that just suits the negro; it can be done by fits and starts, and never requires continuous labour. The following tables may appear superfluous, but they show the effect of comparatively orderly government. These six years were free from any serious civil trouble, and no foreign complications prevented all development that was possible. The war in the States gave trade considerable impulse. 1859. Coffee 41,712,106 lbs. Logwood 88,177,600 ” Cotton 938,056 ” Cacao 1,397,364 ” Mahogany 2,690,044 feet 1860. Coffee 60,514,289 lbs. Logwood 104,321,200 ” Cotton 668,735 ” Cacao 1,581,806 ” Mahogany 2,264,037 feet 1861. Coffee 45,660,889 lbs. Logwood 105,757,050 ” Cotton 1,139,439 ” Cacao 1,304,561 ” Mahogany 1,659,272 feet 1862. Coffee 54,579,059 lbs. Logwood 167,005,650 ” Cotton 1,473,853 ” Cacao 1,743,853 ” Mahogany 2,441,887 feet 1863. Coffee 71,712,345 lbs. Logwood 116,669,400 ” Cotton 2,217,769 ” Cacao 2,338,400 ” Mahogany 2,016,557 feet 1864. Coffee 45,168,764 lbs. Logwood 153,235,100 ” Cotton 3,237,594 ” Cacao 1,399,941 ” Mahogany 2,369,501 feet No trustworthy statistics could be obtained for the time of Soulouque, on account of the monopolies and the various interferences with commerce. In 1865 the siege of Cap Haïtien, and the disturbances which followed in 1866, the fall of Geffrard in 1867, and the civil war of 1868 and 1869, completely disturbed trade, and no reliable statistics can be obtained.