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 PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRY

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Following is a list of the principal ships of the Dutch Navy.

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Hertog Hendrik A Koningin Regentes] De Ruijter. .)

5,080

6

10

2 9 4-in.,4 6-in.

3

Mym

6-7,000 7,500

17

17 16

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Zeven Provincien.

5,800 6,530

6

10 10

2 9"4-in., 4 6-in. 2 11-in., 4 6-in.

CRUISF.RS

Zeeland.

3,900

deck

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2 5-9-in., 8 47-in. .

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10,000

20

Gelderland. Java

Sumatra

4,030 7,050 7,050

deck deck

deck

10 4-7-in.. 10 4-7-in. .

7 2 4-in. .

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65,500

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16

There are also 3 armoured gunboats, and 4 others of little value in home waters, and about 9 in the East Indies; 20 small liotiwers ; 14 submarines ; a submarine depot ship and 12 mine layers. A British sub- marine interned was bought by the Dutch Government and taken over in June, 1917, as 08.

A naval crisis took place in February, 1919, when the Minister of Marine resigned. The future of the navy has been under the consideration of a Fleet Committee.

Production and Industry. I. Agriculture.

The surface of the Netherlands was divided in 1919 as follows (in hectares: 1 hectare = 2"47 acres): — Uncultivated land (heath) 487,653; water and morass, 126,714 ; dykes and roads, 58,253 ; untaxed land, 74,858 ; building land, houses, &c, 54,951. Total, 802,429. Cultivated land: arable land, 908,62-2 ; pasture, 1,209,743 ; gardens and orchards, 93,692 ; forest, 249,055. Total, 2,461,112.

Large estates prevail in the provinces of Zealand, South Holland, O-roningen, and North Holland ; small estates in North Brabant, Guelders. Limburg, and Overyssel.

The areas under the principal crops, in acres, were as follows : —

Products.

1918 i 1919 1920 Products.

1918

1

1919

1920

Acres Acres Acres

1 Acres 1,220

Acres

607

Acres

Winter wheat.

. 101,5821141,340138,957 Browu mustard seed

1,091

Summer wheat.

White mustard seed

1,290

1,312

3,292

Winter rye

. 450,067 49S, 132 494,355 Carra way seed

! 10,062

1,522

2,427

Summer rye

. 20,782 4,63. r >. — Flax

30,675'

24,565

54,107

Winter barley.

. 31,210 34,107 35,515 Tobacco.

915

666

985

Summer barley.

'.able potatoes

J432.722

382,942

m.091

Oats.

. 385. J" ,,410 Factorv potatoes.

67,680

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Buckwheat

-120,477 19.017 17,392 Sugar beets.

114,262

132,757

158,670

Horse beans

.57.- — Chicory.

2,4fe0

2,537 5,320

Peas.

. 90,275 SJ.310 66,292 Onions.

7,925

5,630

Beans.

. 1 35,592 37,957 80

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