had no bitterness, no flintiness, no damaged grain in it; but all
were plump and ripe, as if they had been picked. The cocoa from the
Spanish main goes into other countries, for the preparation of that
delicious chocolate which we buy of them. It is thrown out of our
market by the differential duty. But it is their own fault if our
own colonies do not produce fine cocoa, as Trinidad has conclusively
proved."

The exports of cacao from St. Lucia, where there are now 300 acres
under cultivation, have been as follows:[4]--I have also added the
produce of St. Vincent and Grenada imported here:--

Grenada. St. Lucia. St. Vincent.
lbs. lbs. lbs.

1828 75,275 17,384
1829 300,051 93,793 12,216
1830 337,901 153,340 9,989
1831 368,882 98,090 7,861
1832 196,195 51,925 538
1833 312,446 91,048 1,005
1834 349,367 60,620 2,197
1835 276,359 49,218 5,876
1836 307,236 47,950 7,721
1837 351,613 48,591 2,525
1838 426,626 38,590 6,588
1839 327,497 54,639 760
1840 269,680 82,293 3,956
1841 372,008 78,225 3,874
1842 280,679 55,175 7,268