1 Colonel, Chief of Fire Department. 74 Corporals. 1 Lieutenant-Colonel, Deputy-Chief. 10 Cornets. 2 Majors 1531 Firemen. 1 Adjutant. 1 Chief Surgeon. 12 Captains. 4 Assistant Surgeons. 16 First Lieutenants. 1 Chief Apothecary. 13 Second Lieutenants. 2 Assistant Apothecaries. 44 Sergeants. The only paid employes, however, are a few machinists, drivers, clerks, and a telegraph operator. The entire expense in the budget of 1897-98 is as follows: For salaries.. $ 6,713 For materials. 7,062 ------- Total... $13,774 The apparatus consists of five steam fire engines in Havana, one in Jesus del Monte, and one in Marianao; two hose-carts, and one hook and ladder carriage. There are 78 fire-alarm stations and 356 water-plugs distributed in different parts of the city. The debt of the city of Havana on December 31, 1898, according to a statement signed by the Mayor and Controller, was as follows: Loan of April 22, 1889, fifty-year 6 per cent. bonds (mortgagee, Spanish Bank of the Island of Cuba) $6,721,000.00 Loan of October 17, 1891, fifty-year 6 per cent. bonds (mortgagee, Bank of Commerce, United Railroads, and Regla Warehouses) 2,882,000.00 Notes 23,830,94 Floating debt for salaries, materials, interest, and sinking fund. 2,450,064.78 -------------- Total $12,076,895.72 By the end of this year the floating debt will be still greater, and the total obligations of the city at that time will probably be about $12,500,000. [Illustration: HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT, HAVANA]