NAVIGATION AND SHIPPING
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gross weight in the case •■'. • C to a duty of !0 francs per quintal (Is. l\d, pet
' in official tare) in the ease of <•» per Tiin»»i <%9. 1$*' ' actual net weight in tiie case of goodj taxed stover 40 francs ;•• r qumul (16#. 3d. per cwt,). \,'orta the gross weight is uaually given. Inaccurate declaration* are puniahable by ' lie inaccuracies are prejudicial to the Treasury, •■ade of Itah as general or special. The general trade compre-
ill imports f: r intended for consumption within the kingdom or
merely for tx a foreign conn* national, nations
•rade is res - *rt* for consumption and
exports of national or na< nal merchandise consists of the
produce and manufacture* of the kingdom, whilr* foreign imports on whiofc the duties hare been paid at the frontier are said to be nationali«ed. Transit trade d snaHs ■ ■ r eha mli se merely ;gh the kingdom whether directly or after baring been temporarily
provides for 'the moat -favoured- nation' treatment fn mat ters of commerce an'- - - 'tween Italy and the United Kingdom, and Italy is a party to
the International Sugar Convei
Tho principal articles of import into Great Britain from Italy, and British iccordiag to the Board of Trade returns) in 2 years were : —
Impor'-
Exports to Italy
IMI
Olive oil . . . . Hemp .... Canned vegetable* Lemons .... Silk manufactures Stone and slate .
goods . .
£ *
S 4J,S7'"< 1,470.^7 . 1.49*,l&f
SS5.S54 i 1,502,883
il trade bt>tweon Italy and the United Kingdom (Board of Trade
returns* far f> ve.us (in thousands of pounds sterling) : —
, _ _ .
1918 1919
1920
Imports from Italy to United Kingdom Exports to Italy from United Kingdom
Navigation and Shipping.
The mercantile marine of Italy is shown as follows : —
Sailing Vessels . , (Jan. 1, 1917)
Over 2,000 tons . 1,001 to 2,000 tons ".01 to 1,000 tons . 101 to 300 tons
1 to 100 tons Total .
Steam Veasels (Jan. 1, 1918)
Over 5,000 tons 3,001— 5,000 tons 2,001— 3,000 tons
Q tons 101— 500
Total
In November, 1920, the number of steamers under the coDtrol of the Italian Government was 610, of 2,428,466 gross tons, including 622 national ships, of 1,915,182 tons ; 37 ex-enemy ships, of 176,494 tons ; and 51 ships on time charter, of 336,840 ton*.
