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 1192 POLAND

Shipping and Navigation.

Poland is engaged (April, 1921) in realising the programme of her commercial fleet as approved by Parliament, which provides for 220,000 gross tons, including 20 vessels of 8,000 tons each and 10 vessels of 3,000 tons each, besides other smaller vessels for coast traffic.

Money and Credit.

Poland has no national currency. The temporary monetary unit is the " Marka Polska" of 100 pfennigs, or nominally about 20 Polish marks to the-£. The notes in circulation of Russian Roubles, German Marks and Austrian Kronen were converted into Polish Marks issued by the Polish State Loan Bank. On December 31, 1920, there were notes to the value of 49,361,485,439 Polish marks in circulation.

The Bank of Poland, created by Act of Parliament, has not yet (April 1921) commenced its functions, whicii are being performed by the Polish State Loan Bank in Warsaw. The position of this Bank, on December 10, 1920, showed that its assets and liabilities balanced at 67,059,745,613 Polish marks. An arrangement is being made by the Polish Government to take over and transport to Warsaw the County Bank at Lemberg. It will take the name of " State Bank," as its activities will extend throughout the whole country. It will acquire the right to issue banknotes, which so far has been the privilege of the Polish Loan Bank. The capital will be raised to 100 million marks. The Polish State will in future be responsible for every guarantee formerly given by the late Galician Diet.

The weights and measures are those of the metric system.

Diplomatic and Consular Representatives.

1. Of Poland in Great Biutain.

Envoy and Minister. — Dr. Ladislas Wroblewski. (Appointed April 13, 1921.)

Councillor. — Jan de Ciechanowski.

Secretaries. — Count Joseph Potocki and Joseph Lipski.

Military and Naval Attache'. — Rear Admiral Waclaw Kloczkowki, C. M.G.

Financial Counsellor. — Sir Mieczyslas Kutkowski, K.C.M.G.

Commercial Counsellor. — Leon Goldstand.

Consul- General. — Ka/imierz Komierowski.

2. Of Great Britain in Poland.

Envoi/ and Minister. — William Givnfell Max Midler, C.B., M. V.O. (January 3, 1921).

First Secretary.— Sir Percy Loraine, Bart

Commercial Secretary. — Richard Rimers.

Secoml Secretary. — W. Cavendish Brfiitiuck.

Third Secretary. — P. S. Scrivener.

Consul at il'arsaw. — K. Savery.

There are consular representatives at Lemberg and Borislav.

Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Poland. Official Publications.

Annual Serins of Diplomatic and Consular Reports.

Kr.ports mi tho Consular District of Warsaw. London, 1905-1914.

Report On Technical ami Commercial Education in East Prussia, Poland, Galicia, Silesia, and Uohoinia. London, L900,

Trudy Varsliavskavo StatistitslicTskuvo Kometeta (Work* of the Warsaw Statistical Committee) (in Russian]. Warsaw, 1890-190!).