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VENEZUELA

Imports Exports

1907

1908

£

2,154,330 3,251,310

£ 2,033,995 3,028,650

1909

£

2,004,039 3,289,106

19]«0

£

2,567,368 3,719,911

1911

£

3,774,665 4,654,996

I

The import duties in 1911 amounted to 21,751,301 bolivars (25 bolivars = 11.).

During the iirst six months of 1912, the imports amounted to 2,148,229Z. and the exports to 2, 840, 427 Z.

Principal domestic exports in 1910 and 1911 were : —

Coffee Cocoa Balata & rubber

1910

Bolivars 41,713,856 17,521,937 15,781,563

1911

Bolivars 59,016,625 18,569,956 15,357,391

1910

1911

Hides Cattle Gold

Bolivars

7,081,817 1,004.353 1,604,552

Bolivars

8,605,031 1,081,046 3,337,886

Other exports were pearls, dividivi, asphalt, box-wood, and heron-feathers. The distribution of the commerce in 1910 and 1911 was mainly as follows : —

United Kingdom and Colonies United States ....

Germany

Holland and Colonies.

Spain

France

Italy

Cuba

1910

Imports

Bolivai's

19,284,711

19,636,528

10,566,526

4,739,407

2,785,633

5,175,580

1,725,867

8,457

Exports

Bolivars

10,979,049

32,687,779

11,987,339

3,420,168

3,743,514

29,149,456

149,285

77,332

1911

Imports

Bolivars

27,888,018

27,045,443

16,559,302

6,927,691

3,452,593

9,624,685

3,094,971

13,267

Exports

Bolivars

10,714,031

36,725,090

22,120,204

5,510,857

6,778,935

31,928,351

738,368

795,359

Total trade between Venezuela and the United Kingdom (in thousands of pounds) for 5 years : —

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

Imports from Venezuela to U. Kingdom Exports to Venezuela from U. Kingdom

£

247 762

£

204 700

£

373 494

£ 588 805

£

712 1,096

Shipping and Communications.

The number of vessels which entered ports of Venezuela in 1911 was 1,584 of an aggregate tonnage of 1,340.207 tons (British vessels, 132 of 242,325 tons). Of the total entered, those at La Guaira numbered 302 of 530,930 tons. The ports of the "Republic are visited regularly by the vessels of American, British, Dutch, French, German, Italian, and Spanish steamship companies. Foreign vessels are not permitted to engage in the