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 1088 MOROCCO

The chief imports and exports of French Moroccojifor 2 years were : —

Imports

Cottons

Sugar.

Tea ....

Machinery, hardware

Candles'

Wines, spirits, beer, &c.

Oils, vegetable ,

Woollen goods.

Soap, misceuted

Francs

(75,052,001

49,068,827

'19,151,246

4,483,170

• 1,S36,279

13,706,734

5,421,134

4,502,668

4,688,948

Francs 68,064,642 83,069,473 18,423,343 9,217,23" 12,960,455 15,949,415 8,025,829 3,698,058 4,298,627

Wool

Eggs

Almonds

Barley

Beans

Wheat

Tjinseed

Gums

Cumin

Francs

3,239,953 21,457,963 S,145,403 6,857,915 8,184,884 3,125,172 4,155,375 722,938 1,107,555

1919

Francs 5,243,285

44,94S,779 9,391,876 7,664,102

12,469,148 4,472,646

21,044,162

'.>67,488

2,831,173

In 1918 the imports from Spain into the Spanish zone amounted to 9,096,606 pesetas, and the exports to 2,535,301 pesetas.

Total trade between Morocco and the United Kingdom for 5 years (Board of Trade Returns) : —

-

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

Imports from Morocco to U.K. Export* to Morocco from U.K.

£

330,214

1,730,484

4

358,584

2,012,839

£

610,180 3,235,781

£

816,722

3,474,082

£

1,643,930 4,380,538

Shipping and Communications,

Shipping entered (in foreign trade) in the ports of French Morocco in 2 years : —

Nationality

1918

1919

Vessels

Tonnage

Vessels

Tonnage

French .... British. . . Spanish .... Others ....

260 94

245 62

254,508 70,786 16,161 33,652

503 156 359 191

• 533,990

100,700

55,378

156,640

Total

661

375,107

1,209

845,708

The Moorish Government have now established a postal service under French management. Postal services have long been maintained by the British, French, German and Spanish Governments, with offices at all the ports and at Fez, Mequinez, Alcazar and Marrakesh, but the French have now suppressed their services in the French and Spanish zones, and the Spanish postal service has been suppressed in the French zone. During the wur all German offices were closed in the French zone, but not in the Spanish zone. The British services continue. Regular couriers serve all the places named, mails being also sent by all the steamers. There is a daily post to Europe via Cadiz and Algeciras, also parocl post and money order systems, and an aerial convey service every day between Toulouse and Rabat.