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 MONEY— REPRESENTATIVES — BOOKS OF REFERENCE 677

Money, Weights, and Measures.

The monetary system of the Republic is theoretically on a gold standard the unit being the peso oro (gold dollar) which weighs 1"6T29 grammes of gold T 9 5 fine. The Peso which is divided into 100 centavos, is of the value of 4£jjs. According to the monetary law of November 5, 1881, five ami two- and-a-half gold peso pieces are coined. The 5-dollar gold piece (the Argen- tina) weighs 8 '0645 grammes, - 900 fine, and therefore contains 7 25S05 grammes of fine gold. One pound sterling = 5 - 04 gold dollars.

Gold is not in circulation. The money in circulation is chiefly paper {peso papel). The paper dollar, being convertible at - 44 gold dollar, is worth 1*. 8|i<i. (11 '45 to the £).

Since January 1, 1887. the use of the French metric system is compulsory.

Diplomatic Representatives.

1. Of the Argentine Republic in Great Britain.

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. — Dr. Jose Evaristo Uriburu. Appointed April 7, 1921.

Charge d' Affaires. — Jacinto Villegaa.

Counsellor. — Luis H. Dominguez.

Second Secretaries. — Eduardo Racedo and Carlos Miguens.

Attache. — Carlos M. Dominguez.

Consul-General in London. — Dr. Sergio Garcia Unburn.

There are Consular representatives at Aberdeen, Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Glasgow, Hull, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Newport. Southampton, Swansea.

2. Of Great Britain in the Argentine Republic.

Envoy and Minister. — James William Ronald Macleay, C.M.G. (appointed November 11, 1919).

First Secretary. — E. J Hope-Vere.

Second Secretary.— D. V. Kelly, M.C.

Naval Attache". — Commander Charles L. Backhouse. R.N.

Commercial Secretaries. —Harry O. Chalkley and E. C. Buxton.

Consul- General (at Buenjs Aires).— H. W. Wilson, O.B.E.

There-is a Consul at Rosario, and Vice-Consuls at Bahia Blanca, La Platu. Tucuman, Santa Fe, and Villa Constitucion.

Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning the Argentine Republic.

1. Official Publications.

Anuario Estadistico, Annual. Buenos Aires.

Argentine Republic. Agricultural and Pastoral Census of the Nation. 3 vols. Buenos Aires, 1909.

Argentine-Chilian Boundary : Report presented to the British Arbitration Tribunal on behalf of the Argentine Government. 5 vols. London, 1900.

Segundo Censo de la Republica Argentina, Mayo 10 de 1395. 3 vols. Buenos Aires. 1898.

Tercer Censo nacional da la Republica Argentina, de J anio 1, 1914. 10 vols. Buenos Aires, 1917.

Intercambio ecou<>cnico de la Republica Argentina. Direccion General de Estadistica de la Nacion. Buenos Aires, 1J16.