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doblon, or 10-peso gold piece, but, as yet, only foreign gold is in circulation and is legal tender. (4 - 70 pesos=£l).

The silver peso or dollar weighs 25 grammes, '900 fine. Other silver pieces are half, fifth, and tenth of a peso. Nickel coins are 5, 2, and 1 centesimo pieces.

The metric system of weights and measures was adopted by a law of ilay 20, 1862, and came into force on January 1, 1867, replacing the old Spanish weights and measures which were current with slight modifications. By a law of October 2, 1894, the metric system was made compulsory in all civil and commercial transactions. The strict requirements concerning weights and measures were reinforced by a decree of February 8, 1918.

Diplomatic and Consular Representatives.

1. Of Ueuodat in Grkat Britain.

Envoy and Minister. — Senor Federico R. Yidiella (1920). First Secretary. — Carlos de Santiago. Consul-General. — Don Jose Barboza Terra.

2. Or Grkat Britain in Uruguay.

Envoy Extraordinary, Minister Plenipotentiary and Consul General. —

laui'le Coventry Mallet, C.M.G. Appointed March. 1919. Xaval Attache". — Commander C. L. Backhouse. Cuinmercial Secretary. — Captain Eric C. Buxton. Acting Vice- Consul.— & A. Cleugh.

There are also Yice-Consuls at Fray Beutos, Haldonado, Paysandu, aud Salto.

Books of Reference concerning Uruguay.

Anuario Estadistico de la Republics Oriental del Uruguay. Montevideo. Annual.

Sinte.«is Estsdistica de la Republics Oriental del Uruguay. Montevideo.

The Statistical Reports of the various Government Department*.

Revista del Archivo General Administrative Vol*. IS. Montevideo. IS

Boletin del Ministerio de Hacienda. Monthly. Montf\

Foreign Office Reports. Annual Series. London.

Resumen Anual de Estadistica Municipal de Montevideo. Montevideo.

Review of the River Piatt. Weekly. Buenos Aires.

Acevtdo (Eduardo), Manual de historia un.guaya. To mo 1, Abarca ios tiemposheroicos, ■desde la conquista del territorio por Ios espafioles, hasta la cruzada de k* Treinta y Tres orientales. Montevideo, 1916.

jra«io(Q.), Dicoionario Geogranco del Uruguay, (.2nd edition). Montevideo, 1913 — El libro de " El Siglo."— Montevideo, 1913.

Ba\iza (Framisco), Historia de la dominacion espafiola en el Uruguay. Montevideo 1390.

Keane (A. H.), Central and South America. 2nd ed. Vol. I. In Stanford's Compen- dium of Geography and Travel. London. 1

Koebel (W. H.), Uruguay. London. 1914,

Motto (C. M.), EI Uruguay al traves de un Siglo. Montevideo, 1910.— Impreaiones del Uruguay en el Siglo. XX. London, 1912.

Martin ( P. F.), Through Five Republics. London, 1900.

»«j(H. .1. Gordon), Argentina and Urugnay. London, 191".

Roustan (Honore). and Pena (C. M. de), La Republics Oriental del Uruguay en la Expo sicion Universal Coloinbiano de Chicago. Montevideo, 189S.

Rumbold (Sir H.), The Great Silver River. London, 1

Sampotinaro (V. i, LTruguav au commencement du XX e Siecle. Brussels, 1910.

Vincent (Frank), Round and About South America. Mew York, 1899.