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 1088 NETHERLANDS: — EAST INDIES

The production of cinchona, in kilogrammes, in Java was as follows : —

Government Lands on Emphyteusis

Private Lands

Plantations

Production 1 Plantations

920,087 86 893,905 87 830,568 ' 93

Production

6,675.966 6,901,234 8,064,555

Plantations

6 6 6

Production

190S 1909 1910

7 7

7

434,118 564,414 436,409

The production of tobacco, in kilogrammes, was as follows : —

In Java

In Sumatra (Deli, etc.)

Plantations

130

155 164

Production

30,514,487 26,433,908

38,974,768

Plantations

Production

1908 1909 1910

116 115 116

23,341,833 21,821,351 19,480,771

The production of tea in Java, in kilogrammes, was as follows : 1905, 11,228,628; 1906, 11,961,710; 1907, 11,494,665; 1908, 15,196,894; 1909, 12,726,578; 1910, 15,055,083.

Tlie production of cacao in Java was (in kilogrammes) : 1905, 813,802 ; 1906, 1,437,883; 1907, 1,382,149; 1908, 2,086,611-; 1909, 1,433,883; 1910, 1,180,849,

The tin mines of Banca are worked by the Government ; those of Biliton and Eionw bv private enterprise. Their total yield was, in tons: 1905-06, 12,898; 1906-07. 15,420; 1907-08, 15,607; 190S-9, 16,532; 1909-10, 20,072; 1910-11, 20,885.

The yield of the principal coal mines in Java, Sumatra and Borneo was. in tons: 1905, 327,196; 1906, 366,158; 1907, 418,284; 1908, 427,752; 1909, 493,672; 1910, 542,947.

The production of the principal mineral oil enterprises was in thousands of litres: 1907, 1,328,892; 1908, 1,209,114; 1909, 1,410,086; 1910, 1,491,382.

Commerce.

No difference is made between Dutch and foreign imports and vessels. There is a tariff of 6 per cent, on certain goods ; on some articles there is a small export duty, including tobacco.

Imports and exports in guilders (12 guilders = £1) : —

Imports

Year

1907 1908 1909 1910

Government

Merchan- dise

! 7,624,709 i 7,667,549 j 6,718,507 jlO. 014,463

Specie l Total

7,000,000 8,850,000 5,500,000 2,640,000

1907 '17,007,511

1908 116,856,649

1909 '16,751,694

1910 29,461,209

14,624,709 16,517,549 12,218,507 12,654,463

Exports

116,856,649 ! 452,823,332 29,461,209 1 422,084,962
 * l7,007,511 i 346,676,503
 * l6,754,694 i 437,982,299

Private

Grand

Merchan- dise

Specie

Total

232,645,993 264,044,010 269.417,751 332,640,339

Total

221,341,572 243,544,983 260,287,611 315,331,656

11,304,421

20,499,027

9,130,140

17,308,683

247,270,702 280,561,559 281,636,253 345,294.802

874,131 1,034,62::!

357,201 1,051,660

347,550,634 453,857,955 438,339,500 423,136,622

364,558,145 47a;714,604 455,094,194 452,597,831

The principal exports are sugar, coffee, tea, rice, indigo, cinchona, tobacco,