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 SHrPPINC AND COMMUNICATIONS

1177

Countries

Imports from

Imports from

Exports to

Exports to

(1909)

(1910) Lei

(1909) Lei"

(1910)

Lei

Lei-

Austria-Hungary.

85,786,333

97,980,077

115,030,019

37,284,189

Germany ....

124,659,082

138,237,277

26,603,808

24,281,193

Great Britain

57,775,825

56,775,806

34,658,206

33,505,063

France ....

23,677,076

25,627,410

27,502,203

46,874,515

Belgium

11,619,580

13,9*13,055

121,296,787

226,241,676

Italy

17,676,649

21,744,144

33,998,007

68,671,677

Russia

10,780,158

11,771,107

4,128,992

6,261,849

Switzerland ....

6,994,076

8,452,096

79,914

112,666

Turkey ....

11,607,149

13,851,123

21,473,690

18,6(10,171

Greece

1,364,776

1,737,490

666,015

895,533

Bulgaria. ..

831,715

1,383,917

4,390,710

5,391,121

Total trade between Roiimania and ponnds for five years : —

United Kingdom in thousands of

Imports from Roumania to U. Kingdom Exports to Roumania from U. Kingdom

1908

1909

2,939 1.984

2,922 1,718

1910

1911

1912

3,184 1,826

6,583 2,709

3,262 2,931

Shipping^ and Communications.

In 1912 the merchant navy of Rumania consisted of 593 vessels of 172,938 tons, including of 94 steamers 22,893 tons.

Vessels which left the Danube 1908, 1909 and 1910 :—

1908

1909

1910

Vessels

Tonnage

Vessels 1 Tonnage

Vessels

Tonnage

British

Austro-Hungarian. All Nationalities

295

119

1,010

647,863

249,527

1,607,627

246 548,235 127 1 271,654 929 1,474,933

461

163

1,307

1,039,493

349,900

2,274,493

The European Commission of the Danube, called into being in 1856, now consists of 8 delegates, one representing eacli of the following powers : Austria-Hungary, France, Germanyj Great Britain, Italy, Rumania, Russia, and Turkey. It has its seat at Galatz. Since November 24, 1904. it has existed, or will exist, for successive periods of 3 years unless denounced by one of the contracting powers a year before the conclusion of any such period. By the operations of the Commission tbe Danube below Braila and along the Sulina branch has been deepened and corrected, so that at Sulina the depth has been increased from 9 ft. to 24 ft., and of the Sulina branch the minimum depth has been increased from 8 ft. tolSh ft., while by canalisation and other works the navigation has been shortened from 45J to 33| nautical miles. The Commission has a revenue of about 80,000?. a year derived entirely from taxes levied on shipping leaving the river.

General shipping (1911): entered, 37,958 vessels of 11,707,631 tons; cleared, 37,849 vessels of 11,739,333 tons.

In 1912 Rumania had 2,328 miles of railway, of Avhich 2,287 miles be- longed to the State. In 1911 the receipts from traffic amounted to 97,345,321 lei, and the working expenses to 60,418,807 lei. The State has the working of all the lines, and has, besides, under the general railway direction, a commercial navigation service on the Danube and Black Sea. Within Rumania there are 1,806,580 miles of national roads.