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Native industries are the spinning and weaving of wool for garments, carpet Aveaving, leather embroidery, saddle making, the manufacture of slippers, pottery (in ancient style), and matting ; tanning and silk weaving are declining.

The fisheries are in the hands of Italians, Maltese and Greeks. In 1910, 1,975 boats were engaged in this industry, with a total of 7,165 men. Sardines, anchovies, allaches, tunny (978,091 francs) were caught, and the total value amounted to 2,100,000 francs.

Commerce.

Commerce. — The imports and exports in recent years have been to the following amounts (including precious metals) : —

1907

1908

1909

£

4,-.77,871 4,366,641

1910 ! 1911

Imports Exports

£ 4,114,410 4,134,440

£ 4,921,130 3,766,200

4,219,892 4,816,043

£ 4,867,337

5,744,028

Imports in 1910 and exports in 1911 Avere :-

Imports (1910). | £

Exports (1911).

£

Grain j 170,951

Corn

1,928,722

Flour

' 360,612

Cattle.

144,995

Iron and Hardware

464,695

Hides.

110,320

Machinery

255,591

Esparto grass

162,760

Coal.

, 135,331

Olive oil

150,000

Sugar

146,662

Phosphates.

1,585,400

Timber

1 100,108

Iron

174,120

Cotton goods.

467,603

Zinc ore.

168,680

Tobacco.

52,719

Lead ore.

228,200

Petroleum

48,735

Wine

153,960

Tissues, wool.

73,133

Fish

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129,271

The distribution of the trade in 1910 was mainly as follows : —

From or to

France Algeria. Great Britain Italy Spain Germany.

Imports from

£

2,370,197

494,417

440,587

234,952

29,142

90,438

Exports to

£

2,375,156 253,192 431,170 879,254 47,307 105,127

In the year 1911 there entered the ports of the Regency 11,994 vessels of 4,350,405 tons; and cleared, 12,210 of 4,149,077 Ions; of the tonnage entered 1,924,028 tons represented French vessels.

Good roads to the length of 1,987 miles have been constructed between 1882 and 1910.

Length of railways, 949 miles in 1910.

There were in 1910, 2,870 miles of telegraphs and 9, 922 miles of wire ; 204 telegraph offices; messages (1910), 1,347,18U. In 1910 urban telephone