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 974 GREECE

The trade was distributed, by principal countries, as follows : —

Countries

Great Britain

Egypt

United States

Austria-Hungary

Belgium.

Bulgaria.

Prance

Germany.

Switzerland

Italy.

Netherlands

Rumania.

Russia

Serbia

Turkey

All other countries

Total.

Imports from

Drachmai

175,438,000

48,205,000

80,093,000

1,193,000

8,495,000

7,393,000

44,950,000

4,327,000

6,444,000

37,982,000

97,178,000

44,452,000

13,543,000

51,564,000

S0,449,000

14,671,000

733,907,099 l,608,323,000j 296,860,251 726,536,000

The customs revenue amounted in 1919 to 3,507,7092.

The commercial treaty of 1886 provides for 'the most favoured nation' treatment between the United Kingdom and Greece, and the declaration of November, l'/)04, extends the scope of the treaty so as to include all British possessions, colonies, &c, which accord the ' most-favoured nation ' treatment to Greece (that is, all except India, Canada, the Cape, and New South Wales). The treaty is terminable July 25, 1910, and then after 12 months' notice. njffoO

The staple article of import from Greece into the United Kingdom (Board of Trade Returns) is currants, the value of which amounted in 1919 to 8,469,0792. Other articles of import in 1919 were: — iron ore (including chrome), 50,1682.; raisins, 264,5742. ; slate, 105,2252. Of the exports from the United Kingdom to Greece in 1919, cotton goods and yarns were valued at 2,443,0422. ; woollens, 893,8192. ; coal, 468,1312.; iron, 177,2412. ; ma- chinery, 143,9072.

The total trade between Greece and the United Kingdom for 5 ye;ii I WM as follows : —

1920

£ 953,092 162,621

£ £

2,320,688 10,440,500

! 1,048,804, 0,914,713

Imports from Greece to U.K. Exports to Greece from U.K.

£ . 4,686,668

. J l,2G5,3.Vi

£ 8,771,610

12,782,260

Navigation and Shipping.

The merchant navy of Greece on January 1, 1920, hail 1,048 sailing vessels of 108,217 tons and 228 steamers of 190,686 tons. In 1918, 266 steamers (if 389,127 tons, and 310 sailing vessels of 27,921 tons entered the ports of Greece, while 230 steamers of 343,583 tons, and 157 sailing vessels of 12,575 tons cleared all the ports.