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 212 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

1908

1909 1910

1911

1912

Imports from Cape. .

Exports of U.K. pro- duce and manufac- tures to Cape. ..

£

6,094,557

5,998,894

£

7,693,042

6,188,013

£

7,735,642

8,044,198

£

7,314,230

8,462,886

£

8,660,044

9,891,901

The more important imports and exports in 1911 were: — Imports: feathers, 1,918,848/. ; sheeps' wool (72,342,862 lbs.), 2,764,247/.; mohair, 737,452/.; copper ore, regulus, &c., 414,702/.; rawhides, 161,365/.; skins and furs, 874,465/.; maize, 139,963/. The exports of diamonds to the United Kingdom in 1911 as given in the Cape returns were 4,686,978 carats, vahie 8,267,044/. (These figures are not inchided in the table above.) Ex- ports from United Kingdom : cotton goods, 1,013,180/.; woollens, 522,959/. ; apparel, 1,315.653/.; machinery, 364,489/.; iron and steel guods, 913,512/.; leather and leather manufactures, 546,370/.

Banks.

Years ending 31st Dec.

Including

Capital Subscribed

£ 11,510,900 11,510,900 11,510,900 11,350,900 11,350,900

Bead Offices ^^, , ^.,, ' Notes & Bills

Paid-up ^^ Circulation i

Dcpoteitsi

Coin and Bullioui

1907 1908 1909 1910 1911

£ £ 4,456,925 ' 944,512 4,456,225 ' 953,925 4.456,925 1,112,662 4,296,925 : 1,239,092 4,296,925 | 1,199,812

£ 9,368,072 11,276,893 10,552,953 10.706,358 11,888,558

£ 2,645,128 2,560,791 2,298,842 2,335,529 2,455,581

1 111 the Colony. The Government Savings Bank Eetnrns are now compiled for the Union as a wdiole. In private Savings Banks in the Cape Province there were 9,881 depositors with £391,373 deposits at the end of 1911.

Money, Weights, and Measures.— The coins and the standard

weights and measures are British, but the following old Dutch measures are still used : — Liquid Measure : Leaguer = about 128 imperial gallons; half aum = 15^ imperial gallons ; anker = 7^ imperial gallons. Capacity : Muid = 3 bushels. The general surface measure is Morgen, equal to 2*1165402 acres ; 1,000 Cajie lineal feet are equal to 3,033 British imperial feet. Recently a Bill was introduced to provide lor the standardization of the metric system for weights and measures, with the optional use of imperial standards, except in the case of chemists, who are compelled to use the metric system.

Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning the Cape of Good Hope Colony.

1. Official Publications.

Blue-book on Native Affairs. Annual. Cape Town.

Colonial Office List. Annual. London.

Precis of the Archives of the Cape of Good Hope: Journal, 1699-1732. Edited by H. C. V. Leibbrandt. Cape Town, 1897.

Report ou the Rietfontein area. By J. F. Herbst. Colonial Reports, Miscellaneous Series, No. 55. Loudon, 1908.

Statistical Abstract for the several Colonies and other Possessions of the United King doin. Annual. London.