974 GREECE
The trade was distributed, by principal countries, as follows : —
Countries
Great Britain
Egypt
United States
Austria-Hungary
Belgium .
Bulgaria .
Prance
Germany .
Switzerland
Italy .
Netherlands
Rumania .
Russia
Serbia
Turkey
All other countries
Total.
Imports from
Drachmai
175,438,000
48,205,000
80,093,000
1,193,000
8,495,000
7,393,000
44,950,000
4,327,000
6,444,000
37,982,000
97,178,000
44,452,000
13,543,000
51,564,000
S0,449,000
14,671,000
733,907,099 l,608,323,000j 296,860,251 726,536,000
The customs revenue amounted in 1919 to 3,507,7092.
The commercial treaty of 1886 provides for 'the most favoured nation' treatment between the United Kingdom and Greece, and the declaration of November, l'/)04, extends the scope of the treaty so as to include all British possessions, colonies, &c, which accord the ' most-favoured nation ' treatment to Greece (that is, all except India, Canada, the Cape, and New South Wales). The treaty is terminable July 25, 1910, and then after 12 months' notice. njffoO
The staple article of import from Greece into the United Kingdom (Board of Trade Returns) is currants, the value of which amounted in 1919 to 8,469,0792. Other articles of import in 1919 were: — iron ore (including chrome), 50,1682.; raisins, 264,5742. ; slate, 105,2252. Of the exports from the United Kingdom to Greece in 1919, cotton goods and yarns were valued at 2,443,0422. ; woollens, 893,8192. ; coal, 468,1312.; iron, 177,2412. ; ma- chinery, 143,9072.
The total trade between Greece and the United Kingdom for 5 ye;ii I WM as follows : —
1920
£ 953,092 162,621
£ £
2,320,688 10,440,500
! 1,048,804, 0,914,713
Imports from Greece to U.K. Exports to Greece from U.K.
£ . 4,686,668
. J l,2G5,3.Vi
£ 8,771,610
12,782,260
Navigation and Shipping.
The merchant navy of Greece on January 1, 1920, hail 1,048 sailing vessels of 108,217 tons and 228 steamers of 190,686 tons. In 1918, 266 steamers (if 389,127 tons, and 310 sailing vessels of 27,921 tons entered the ports of Greece, while 230 steamers of 343,583 tons, and 157 sailing vessels of 12,575 tons cleared all the ports.
