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 MONET, ETC. — DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES 723

Money and Credit.

The Caixa de Conversdo was founded in 1906, and up to May, 1910, it received gold in exchange for notes at the rate of 1a 3d. per milreis. It then suspended operations, having in deposit at that date 20,000,000/., the maximum fixed by law. On January 23, 1911, it recommenced opera- tions, Congress having fixed the maximum deposit at 60,000,000/. at the exchange of \s. Ad. per milreis. On December 31, 1918, it had gold to the value of 20,922,410 milreis. On July 31, 1919, the paper money in circulation amounted to 1,720,083,318 milreis.

At the end of December, 1919, the activities of the banks of Brazil totalled at 8,109,558 milreis (end of 1918, 5,912,136 milreis).

Money, Weights, and Measnres.

Monet.

The unit is 1 real {pi. reis) ; bronze coins, 20 and 40 reis (100 reis = lgcJ.) ; nickel coins, 100, 200, and 400 reis (400 reis = 6i<Q ; silver, 500, 1,000, and 2,000 reis. The Milreis (1,000 Reis) is of the par Talue of 2s. 2 934d. (practically 27d.). 1,000,000 reis is called A conto of reis.

The paper currency is of the following denominations : 1,000 reis, 2,000 reis, 5,000 reis, 10,000 reis, 20,000 reis, 50,000 reis, 100,000 reis, 200,000 reis, 500,000 reis, and 1,000,000 reis.

Weights and Measures.

The French metric system, which became compulsory in 1872, was adopted in 1862, and has been used since in all official departments. But the ancient measures are still partly employed in certain rural districts of the interior. They are ■ —

The Libra Arroba Quintal

Alqueire (of Rio) Oitava

1012 lbs. avoirdupois. 32-38 „ 129-54 „

1 imperial bushel. 55*34 grains.

Diplomatic and Consular Representatives.

1. Of Brazil in Great Britain.

Ambassador. — Domicio da Gama (appointed September 21, 1919).

Councillors of Embassy.— Arminio de Mello Franco, C.B.E., and Carlos Martins Pereira e Sousa.

Second Secreiary. — Carlos Moniz Gordilho.

Archivist. — George R. Moore.

Honorary Attache. — Fenelon Alcoforado. ■■If aval Attache 1. — Commander Augusto Burlamaqui.

Commercial Attache.— Julio Barboza Carneiro.

Consul-Gcneral in Liverpool. — Dario Freire.

Consul-Gcneral in London.— J. M. de Campos Paradeda.

There are Consular representatives at Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Cork, Cowes, Dover, Dublin, Dundee, Falmouth, Glasgow, Hull, Leeds, Leith, Manchester, Milfordhaven, Newcastle, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Southampton.

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