806
FRANCE
—
1908
1909
1910
1911
Imports : —
By Sea : French ships . ,, Foreign . * .
2072-9 2S16-4
2-202-1 3156-4
2602-3 3597-3
2738-4 3931-7
Total by sea
,, land ....
4889-3 2291-1
5358-5 2498-0
6199-6 2903-0
6670-1 3139-8
Total
7IS0-1
785G-5
9102 6
9809-9
Exports : —
By sea : French ship.s , ,, Foreign
2276 6 1817-8
2607-4 2005 '0
9865-1
9832'3
2077-5
1998 8
Total by sea
, lanrl
4094-4
2525-9
4612-4
2869-9
4942-6 3162-3
4831-1 3181-1
Total
6620-3
7482-3
8104-9
8012-2
The share of the principal French ports in the general trade (1911) was as follows — imports and exports combined — in millions of francs : —
Bordeaux . Boiilogn e . Rouen . Dieppe . ,
The imports and exports (special trade) of gold and silver coin and bullion and of bronze coin wore as follows in 1911 : —
Marseille .
. 3358-3
Havre
. 27]4'5
Paris . .
. 1535-2
Dunkirk
. 1104-1
950-6
Tourcoing
465-9
502-3
Belfort, P.C.
388-7
497-7
Jeumont .
346-0
468-2
Calais . .
326-7
Bronze
Total
in 1907 was 35 million sterling
m
The value of goods in transit 1909, 40 million sterling ; in 1910, 44 million ; and in 1911, 46 million.
The import duties, including shipping and other dues, amounted in 1908, to 21,428,190/.; in 1909, to 22,025,680/. ; in 1910, to 24,540,3207.; in 1911, to 32,247,2257.
The treaty of 1326 provides for 'the most favoured nation treatment' between the United Kingdom and France in mattei-s of navigation, and that of 1882 (which includes Algeria), in matters of commerce, customs duties, &c. ; in 1897 the treaties in force l)etween the United Kingdom and France were extended to include Tunis.
The following table gives the declared value, in pounds sterling, of the staple articles consigned to the United Kingdom from France in four years : —
Staple Imports into U.K.
1908
1909
1910
1911
Apparel, &c.
Silk manufactures
"Woollen ,,
Cotton ,,
Butter
Wine .
Sugar .
Leather and manufacture
Carriages, <fec.
£
1,493,977 3. -278.915 4,138,830 1,802,450 2,264,2-20 1,774,795 1,195,07(1 1,152,880 2,7-26,011
£ 2,008,938 4,017,090 3,955,009 1,931,030 2,318,887 1,993,641 1,179,651 1,200,141 2,544,644
£
1,883,660 4,037,930 3,561,951 1,575,-244 2,116,072 2,163,197 1,013.169 1, -252, 505 2,665,014
£
1,880,591 3,986,743 3,429,683 1,418,675 1,066,702 2,'231,569 96,01 4 1,253,115 2,504,259
