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SERVTA

The following table shows the value of the trade with different countries for two years : —

Countries

Imports from

i

Exports to

1910

1911 1

1910

1911

£

& 1

£

£

Austria-Hungary.

(545,930

1,831,492

712,875

1,873,847

Belgium

35,994

80.314

645,489

237,089

France

144,144

221,788 1

47,644

148,270

Germany

1,399,033

1,209,998 ■

876,594

1,116,811

Italy.

145,798

187,627

42,786

168,810

Bulgaria

19,312

26,910

165,282

108,140

Roumania ,

47,212

59,421

262,820

237,027

Turkey

237,382

147,206

938,837

462,580

United Kingdom.

456,997

367,637

66,892

3,150

The treaty of June, 1893, provides for " the most favoured nation" treat- ment in commerce and navigation between the United Kingdom and Servia. A new treaty, signed February 17, 1907 (for 10 years), provides for tariff reductions and for ' most favoured nation ' treatment as regards commercial travellers, the acquisition and possession of property, and other matters.

Total trade between Servia and the United Kingdom for 5 years : — •

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

Imports from Servia into United Kingdom

Exports to Servia from United Kingdom

22,086 159,304

£ 4,429 242,862

£ 4,594 204,318

£ 154,113 341,074

£ 39,369

318,694

Communications.

Servia has two principal railway lines, Belgrade-Nish-Vranye, and Nislt- Caribrod ; also several secondary branches, Smederevo-Velika Plana, Lapovo- Kraguyevatz, total (June 1912) 606 miles.

Of highways there are 3,495 miles, many of them in a ruinous condition. Of rivers only those bordering on Servia are navigable, viz. Danube, 198 miles ; Save, 90 miles ; and Drina, 106 miles. The navigation on the Danube and Save is in the hands of the Servian Steamboat Company, and several foreign companies, Austrian, Hungarian, Rumanian, and Russian.

There were 2,194 miles of telegraph line and 6,421 miles of wire, with 217 State telegraph offices, at the end of 1911. In 1911, 1,078,303 messages were transmitted.

In 1911 there were 25 urban telephone systems with 412 miles of line and 4,460 miles of wire, and 38 inter- urban systems with 987 miles of line and 2,000 miles of wire. Total number of conversations in 1911 : urban, 4,406,171; inter-urban, 195,489.

There were 1,539 post-offices in 1911. In 1911 the letters transmitted were : internal, 54,223,000 ; international, 10,636,000. The post and telegraph receipts for 1911 amounted to 3,566,338 dinars (francs), and expenditure to 3,177,.087 dinars.

Money and Credit.

The principal bank is the National Bank of Servia in Belgrade, with the nominal capital of 20,000,000 dinars, of which 7,500,000 has been paid up. Its note circulation, December 31, 1910, amounted to 65,823,120 dinars, and cash on hand to 44,318,424 dinars in gold^and 6,521,379 dinars in silver. The Export Bank, with agencies abroad, assists in the exportation of Servian