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 MONEY, WEIGHTS, ETC. — BOOKS OF REFERENCE 885

The telegraph of Algeria consisted on December 31, 1919, of8,121 miles of line and 25,283 miles of wire, serving 786 offices. Telephone urban systems, 6,296 miles of line : inter-urban, 13,287 miles of line. Number of subscribers January 1, 1920), 10,259.

The Bank of Algeria, whose privilege has been extended to the end of 1920, is a bank of issue, with a capital of 20,000,000 francs, but its note circulation must not in any case exceed 1,300,000.000 francs (law of January 29, 1920). Several co-operative agricultural banks, assisted by Government funds, are in operation. There are in Algeria 7 savings banks with, on December 31, 1918, 20,511 depositors, the amount due to depositors being 4, 828, 400 francs. Messrs. Cox k Co. (France) have branches at Algiers and Oran.

British Consul-General for Algeria.— B. S. Cave, C.B.

Vice-Consuls at Algiers. — B. G. Chamberlain, (acting) J. K. V. Dible.

Vice-Consuls at Arzeu, Montaganem, B8ne, Oran, Philipperille, and Bougie.

Money, Weights, and Measures.

The money, weights, and measures of France only are used.

Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Algeria. 1. Official Publications.

Annuaire statistique de la France. Paris.

Documents statistiques sur le commerce <Ie l'Algerie. Annual since 1902. Alger.

Expose de la situation generate de l'Algerie. Annual.

Grand Annuaire, Commercial, Industrie! Administratis Agricole et Viticole de l'Algerie et de la Tunisie. Annual. Paris.

Statistique Generate de l'Algerie. Alger. Annual.

L« Pays du Mouton ; des conditions d'ezistence des troupeauz sur les hauts-plateauz •t dans le sud de l'Algerie. Published by the Government General. Al^er, 1592.

Reports by the Commission d'Etude des Questions Algeriennes: — Depositions du 1 Mai au 20 Juillet, 1891 ; Report by M. Combes on the primary instruction of the natives ; Report on the Bank of Algeria ; Report by Jules Ferry on the Government of Algeria ; Report by M. Clamageran on the flscal regime of Algeria ; Report by Jules Guichard on the Regime Forestier of Algeria. Paris, 1S92.

Foreign Office Reports. Annual Series. London.

2. NON-OFFICIAL PCBLICATIONS.

Les Valeurs de l'Afrique du Nord. Annual. Paris.

Batmen (AninavonX Algerien und die Kabylie Zurich, 1314.

Btaulieu (P. Leroy), L'Algerie et la Tunisie. 2nd ed. Paris. 1897.

Belloc (Hilaire), Esto Perpetua : Algerian Studies and Impressions. London, 1906.

Bernard (Augustin), La Penetration Saharienue. Alger, 1906.

Cambon (Jules), Le Gouvernement General de l'Algerie, 1S91-7. Paris, 1918.

Casteran (A.), L'Algerie Francaise. Paris, 1900.

Cooki Practical Guide to Algiers. Algeria, and Tunisia. London, 1904.

Detereux (R.), Aspects of Algeria ^Historical, Political. Colonial. London, 1912.

Eitoublon (R.), Collection complete de la Jurisprudence Algerienne depuis la conquete jusqu'a 1S00. 24 vois. Alger.

Qaffarel(P.), L'Algerie: histoire, conquete, colonisation. Paris, 1888.

Guide Joanne : Algerie et Tunisie. Paris 1909.

Hilton-Simpron (M. W.), Algiers and Beyond. London, 1906.

Keant (A. H.), Africa. Vol.1. North Africa, 2hd ed. In Stanford's Compendium of Geography and Travel. London. 1907.

Laboubie (3.), Notes Sur l'industrie en Algerie. Algier, 1917.