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 686 AUSTRIA

The foodstuffs produced do not suffice for the population, forests abound and timber forms an appreciable asset of Austria. The number of animals in 1918 were : horses, 270,000 ; cows, 858,000 ; oxen, 223,000 ; bulls, 53,000 ; and calves, 499,000.

The country has not been deprived of all her minerals ; in 1920 the production of lignite was 2,387,996 tons, and of anthracite, 133,173 tons. There were 11 anthracite mines worked iti 1920, and 61 lignite mines. The output of iron ore is also placed at two million tons per annum, and of pig iron at about half a million tons. Some copper, zinc, silver and gold ore, lead, and salt are also produced.

Of important industries, piano-making, the manufacture of motor-cars, and textiles still remain in Austria to a certain extent.

Commerce.

The only recent British statistics of commerce available are those (published by the Board of Trade) showing the trade between Great Britain and Austria-Hungary, in which the imports for 1920 amounted to 2,622,8052., and the exports to 3,969,0642. For Austrian figures see "Additions and Corrections" in this volume.

Internal Communications.

The following are railway statistics of Austria in 1919 : State lines and private companies' lines worked by the State, 2, 659 miles ; private companies' lines worked by themselves, 1,222 miles; state lines worked by private companies, 1*3 miles, making a total of 3,882 miles.

There were, in 1915, 10,126 post offices.

In 1914 there were in Austria 1,475 urban telephone systems with 314,792 miles of wire and 950 inter-urban circuits with 10,331 miles of line and 54,098 miles of wire ; 396,888,039 conversations were held.

Banking- and Credit.

According to the Treaty of St. Germain the Austro- Hungarian Bank is to be liquidated. The condition of the Bank as on Doceinber 31, 1920, showed that its notes in "circulation amounted to 30,645,658,090 kronen, against which it held bullion to the value of 8,807,266 kronen.

Money, Weights and Measures.

The Austrian standard coin (gold) is the krone, which has been coined in denominations of 100, 20, and 10. Of silver coins there were f>, 2, and 1 krone pieces. The krone = 100 heller. Hardly any coins are, how- ever, at present in use ; the currency is for the most part paper, including even 20-heller pieces.

Diplomatic Representatives.

1. Of Austria in Great Britain.

Minister Plenipotentiary. — Baron Georg Franckenstein. Appointed October 6, 1920.

First Secretary. — Adolf Kunz.

Press Attache". — Maximilian Bach.

Delegate of Austrian Cleariivg House. — Felix Weiser.

2. Of Great Britain in Austria.

Minister Plenipotentiary. — The Hon. Francis Lindley, C.B., C. B.E,

First Secretary. — E. A. Keeling.

Third Secretary. — P. B. Nicholls.

Commercial Secretary. — 0. S. l'hilljiott.s, O. B. K.

Consul at Vienna. — H. H. Cassells.