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NETHERLANDS

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The c^aden, guilder, or florin of 100 cents. =1 sli. 8d. ; or 12 g. -£1.

The 'rijksdaalder = 2^ guilders.

The pold-piece of ten guilders and of five guilders.

h guilder, I guilder (twartje), xV guHfler {dubbeltje).

Cent coins a?e: of nickel, 5 cents; of bronze, 1 cent, h cent, and 2^ cents

Weight.s and Measures. The metric system of weights and measures, and, with trifling changes, the metric denominations are adopted in the Netherlands.

Diplomatic 'and Consular Representatives.

1 Of the Netherlands in Great Britain. Envoy and Minister. -B^von Dr. K. W. P. F. Gericke van Herwijnen (on

^^^'cLnciUor of Legation. -J onkheev A. van der Goes (Charge d'affaires).

ChanGellor.—R. N. Brouwer.

Agricultural Commissioner.— T)v. J. J. L. van Kyn.

Consul' General in London.— YL. S. J. Maas ; appointed 189/.

Netherlands Consular representatives are at the following places in United Kingdom

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Aberdeen.

Alloa.

Belfast.

Blyth.

Borrowstoness.

Birmingham,

Bradford.

Bristol.

Burntisland.

Cardiflf,

Carlisle.

Charlestown.

Chatham.

Cowes.

Dartmouth.

Dover.

Dublin.

Dundee.

Falmouth.

Glasgow.

Gloucester.

Goole

Grimsby.

Grangemouth,

Guernsey.

Hartlepool.

Harwich.

Hull.

Invergordon.

Jersey.

Leeds.

Leith.

Lerwick.

Limerick.

Liverpool.

London.

Londonderry.

Lowestoft.

Manchester.

Methil.

Middlesbrough,

Newcastle. Newport. Plymouth. Portsmouth

(Southampton) Ramsgate. Scilly Isles. Sheffield. Stockton. Sunderland. Swansea. Weymouth. Yarmouth.

accredited

Cork.

2. Of Great Britain in the Netherlands. Envoy and Minister.—'Row. Sii Alan Johnstone, G.C.V.O. December, 1910.

Secretary.— Conwt C. H. Bentmck,

Naval ^^toc^ie.— Captain H. D. P.. WatsoiL

Military AttacU.-\AQui.-Qo\. Hon. G. T. M. Bridges.

British Consul at Amsterdam.— V^'. A. Churchill.

British Consular representatives are placed in the following places m the

""^'^AmWrm (C). The Hague. Rotterdam (C).

Brouwershaven. Harlingen. Terneuzen.

Dordrecht. Helder. iiei

Flushincr. Hellevoetsluis. Utrecht.

Groningen.

Maassluis.

Ymuiden.

Colonies.

The colonial possessions of the Netherlands, situated in the East Indies and the West Indies, embrace an area of about 783,000 Enghsh -^q^^re miles. The total population, according to the last returns, was approximately, 38,000,000, or about seven times as large as that of the mother-country.