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TURKEY AND TRIBUTARY STATES: — EGYPT

Of the total imports in 1911 the value of £E23,6S0,344, and of the exports the value of £E28,014,926 passed through the port of Alexandria ; in 1912, of the imports £E22,157,029; of the exports £E33,790,256.

Goods imported into Egypt are examined by experts, who determine their value according to the market price in their original country, plus the cost of transport, freight, insurance, <fec. In order, however, to facilitate customs operations, the administration, in communication with the merchants interested, establishes, on the same basis as above, periodical tariffs for common articles of importation. In the statistics of the Cu.stom House, the values are estimated according to the estimated price which served as the basis for the payment of duty now fixed at 8 per cent, ad valorem (except coal, liquid fuel, charcoal, firewood, timber for building purposes, petroleum ; oxen, cows, sheep and goats whether alive or cold stored, the duty on which was reduced to 4 jier cent, ad va'orem from November 25, 1905) without taking into account the amount of that duty. As regards exports, there are tariffs for nearly all of them, estimated in the same manner as the tariffs of imports. The quantities recorded in statistics are those declared by the merchants and controlled by the Customs.

The origin of imports and destination ofexportsare declared by importers and exporters, and controlled, as much as possible, by the searchers and appraisers of the Custom House.

Principal imports into the United Kingdom from Egjrpt, and the principal exports from the United Kingdom to Egypt according to Board of Trade returns : —

Year

British Imports from Egypt

Exports of British Produce to Egypt

Raw

Cotton

Cotton Seeds

Sugar

Beans

Cotton Goods

Coal

Iron

Machi- nery

1907 1908 1909 1910 1911

£

17,949,904 13,698,676 15,841,257 17,737,2.39 17,305,225

£

2,896,299 2,700,930 2,533,037 1,662,485 2,468,807

£

19,299

4,991

515

£

12,729

5,656

76

52,809

11,710

£

3,247,077 3,361,979 3,317,360 3,656.414 4,409,034

£

2,104,932 1,853,173 1,691,097 1,743,488 2,008,082

£

862,517 687,188 502,946 681,325 676,779

£

732,355 508,479 352,603 344,800 465,664

Total trade between Egypt and U. K. (in thousands of pounds sterling) for 5 years

1908

Imports from Egypt into U. K. Exports to Egypt from U. K..

17,583 9,576

1909

19,866 7,981

1910

21,004 8,717

1911

21,483 10,299

1912

25,783 9,461

Shipping and Navigation.

Arrivals and clearances of commercial steamers at Alexandria in five years : —

Year

Arrivals

(Jloaraiices

Steamers

2,012 2,127 2,0,35 1,959 2,014

Net registered tonnage

Steamers

Net registered tonnage

1907 190S 1909 1910 1911

3,300,747 3,535,164 3,431,781 3,319,515 3,443,705

1,996 2,139 2,040 1,977 1,992

3,283,119

3,552,483 3,433,972 3,344,640 3,414,966