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 SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION — COMMUNICATIONS

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Imports,

Imports,

Exports,

Exports,

Ooantries

1910 ■

1911

1910

1911

(General)

(General)

(General)

(General)

Kroner

Kroner

Kroner

Kroner

Germany.

241,556,000

265,802,000

124,511,000

160,003,000

Uuited Kingdom

117,232.000

115,341,000

.341,418,000

353,447,000

Sweden

56,304,000 '

67,254,000

23,139,000

30,878,000

Norway.

7,403,000 i

7,820,000

10,986,000

16,453,000

United States.

51,692,000 1

63,440,000

4,844,000

7,605.(100

Rest of America

13,755,000 j

12,749,000

3,830,000

3,700,000

Russia

49,219,000

52,503,000

7,992,000

15,521,000

Holland.

14,502,000

17,189,000

3,291,000

3,622,000

Belgium.

8,200 000

9,992,000

2,100,000

2,826,000

France

15,843,000 !

17,243,000

2,736,000

2,873,000

Danish Colonies

8,085,000

8,726,000

5,797,000

7,198,000

The treaties of Commerce and Navigation between Great Britain and Denmark, made in 1661 and 1670 and confirmed in 1814, provide for the ' most favoured nation ' treatment.

The values of imports, whether subject to duty or duty-free, and of exports, always duty-free, are determined by the Statistical Bureau in communication with commercial firms, who state the average values of the various articles of merchandise. The quantities are verified by the Customs authorities. The prime origin and ultimate destination of goods are not recoi'ded. The general trade couiprehends all imports and exports ; the special trade only imports for consumption, and exports of home produce. Usually the Customs authorities easily ascertain whether imports and exports belong to the general or the special trade, but sometimes the amount of imports for home consumption is determined merely by the excess of imports over exports.

The chief imports into and domestic exports from the United Kingdom from and to Denmark in two years (Board of Trade Returns) were : —

Imi)orts into U. K.

1910

1911

Bxijorts to .Denmark

1910

1911

jg

jg

Butter

Eggs.

Bacon

10,208,192 1,732,107 6,341,726

10,509 137 2,030,607 6,690,937

Coal .... Cottons. Iron-work

1,516,181 481,714 401,112

1,540,237 540,289 380,408

Shipping and Navig^ation.

On December 31, 1911, Denmark and colonies possessed 4,252 vessels (of 4 tons and upwards) of 538,863 registered tons in her merchant marine, of which 691 of 414,353 tons were steamers. In 1911, 35,873 vessels of 4,015,804 tons cargo entered the Danish ports, and 36,238 vessels of 1,513,632 tons cargo cleared.

Internal Communications.

Denmark proper (exclusive of Copenhagen) has (end of 1911) 4,344 miles of road, besides 22,382 miles of by-ways. There are (1911) railways of a total length of 2,292 English miles open for traffic in the kingdom. Of this total, about 1,216 English miles belong to the State, the total cost of which up to March 31, 1912, was 270,649,217 kroner. The railways have a gauge of 4 ft. 8| inches, except 109 miles of Avhich the gauge is 3 ft. 3| inches.

The Post Office in the year 1911-12 carried 185,435,522 letters and post- cards, and 150,492,913 samples and printed matter. There are 1,125 post- offices. The State telegraphs in 1911-12 cai-ried 3,526,527 messages, of which 993,364 were internal, 2,533,163 international ; exclusive of 127,752 official telegrams. The length of State telegraph wires (March 31, 1912) was 8,048 English miles ; number of offices 172. At the same date the railway