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about 35 mining conre&siona embracing a total area of nearly 20,000 acres. The ore and other minerals worked include iron, copper, zinc, lead, silver, raan- jrane^e. aluminium, antimony, tin, nickel, magnesite ore, robalt. lignite, sulphur ochre, aud various other earths. The Laurium district, Thessaly, Eubnea, the Jigean islands and other parts of Greece yield a large output of ores and earths.

The principal mineral output of all Greece for two years is given as follows (in metric tons) : —

Chromite Bmery. Iron Hangar - Iron p\ i

1918

•.•3.3*4

509

—

Maw

Nicke

Salt

Ton*

IMM

IMUNN

39,340

1,598

12,16©

14,290

4.343

tf,M0

—

Lignite production is increasing ; the output in 1915 was 39,745 tons; in 1916, 116,946 tons; in 1917, 157,956 tons ; and in 1918, 208,797 tons.

Industry is making considerable progress in Greece. The leading industries are tanneries and soap-making. The industrial census of 1917 showed that the country had 2.213 factories, employing 36,124 hands, and valued at 260,363,647 drachmai. In the cotton mills of Greece there are 128,225 spindles and 16,965 looms. Total number of workers employed in mines (1918) 7,567, including 4,244 underground.

Commerce. Value of the commerce of Greece (25 drachma = £1) : —

Imports

£ £

6,282,680 1 5.402,168 6,193.680

Principal special imports and exports in 1918 and 1919:

Im porta

1918

1919 Drachmai

Export*

191-

im

Drachmai

Agricultural pro

Drachmai

Drachmai

Agricultural products

291. 625. 573

371,369,000

ducts

247,110,571

45<i.760.000

Tarn and tissues

i74,519.262

I4IIMQ

Raw minerals

4.993,848

MyNMN

Crude minerals

19,263,567

158,312 000

tc. .

9,599,947

20,455,000

Forest products

29,61S,000

Oils (olive. Ac.)

4-V--"

Wrought metals, Ac.

—

Animal products

1.".. 403, 123

44,345.000

Chemicals

Forest products

10,115,555

Fishery products

Wrought metals

1,088,590

—

Animal products

Chemicals.

495,448

21,789,000

Taper, books, 4c.

9,856,606

41,113,000

Fishery products

154,828