DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION ZAMBIA REPRESENTATIVES IN OTHER COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES Botswana: L. K. Chinabu (Acting High Commissioner); Britain: Hon. P. Matoka, MP (High Commissioner); Kenya: Dr K. Konoso (High Commissioner); Tanzania: S. M. Mukando (High Commissioner). COMMONWEALTH HIGH COMMISSIONERS Botswana: P. P. Makepe; Britain: J. L. ZAMBIA REPRESENTATIVES IN NONCOMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES Congo (Lubumbashi): W. Kamwana (Consul General); Congo (Kinshasa): A. Chalikulima (Ambassador); Ethiopia: The Hon. A. B. Mutemba, MP (Ambassador); Ivory Coast: A. M. Simbule (Ambassador); United Arab Republic: Chief Mapanza (Ambassador); United States: Hon. M. M. Chona, MP (Ambassador); United Nations: V. J. Mwaanga (Permanent Representative); U.S.S.R.: P. J. F. Lusaka (Ambassador); Federal Republic of Germany: A. Sikasula (Ambassador); People's Republic of China: P. Ngoma (Ambassador). A ANTIGUA NTIGUA lies in the northern group of the Leeward Islands chain in the East Caribbean, longitude 61° 8′ W., latitude 17° 1′ N. It is approximately 40 miles north of Guadeloupe. The territory consists of the islands of Antigua and its dependencies Barbuda and Redonda, the last named being an uninhabited rocky islet about half a square mile in area. The area of Antigua is 108 square miles and the dependency of Barbuda 62 square miles. Barbuda lies 25 miles to the north, Redonda 25 miles to the south-west of the main island. The western part of the island of Antigua is composed entirely of volcanic rocks (highest point Boggy Peak, 1,330 feet). The eastern and northern parts are of limestone, less than 500 feet above sea level, and a central plain stretches diagonally across the island. The absence of high hills and forest distinguishes Antigua from the rest of the Leeward group. There are no rivers and few springs in the islands, so they are frequently subject to droughts, although the mean annual rainfall is between 43 and 45 inches. The climate is drier than that of most of the West Indies and is delightful from the end of November to the beginning of May, when the northeast trade winds begin to fail. The hot season then sets in, during which the weather is generally rainy. The shade temperature seldom exceeds 90°F. Barbuda is very flat, with a large lagoon on the west side. The population at the 1960 census was 54,304. St John's, the capital, then had a population of about 21,600. There is one hospital with 225 beds, three health centres and 17 dispensaries which are staffed by the District Medical Officers. In 1969, 27,526 patients were treated at the Hospital. The main forms of taxation are import duties, income tax, excise and consumption taxes. The rates of individual income tax range from 2 cents to 55 cents (on chargeable income of $30,000) per dollar of chargeable income. Company tax is 40 per cent of chargeable income. Provision has been made for double taxation relief with the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the U.S.A., and consideration is being given to extending the arrangements to other countries. Public Finance figures are as follows: Antigua was discovered by Christopher Columbus in the year 1493 on his second voyage to the West Indies. He named it after a church, Santa Maria de la Antigua, in Seville. The Spaniards attempted to settle in the island in 1520 but they found it too dry. The French under d'Esnambuc made an abortive attempt at settlement in 1629, but abandoned it in favour of the richer soil of O* |