Syria and
Palestine.
Palestine.
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PAGE - (D) Finance
- (1) Public Finance
Budget 137 Taxes 138 (2) Currency 138 - (3) Banking
Banks 139 Extent and methods of business 141 (4) Influence of Foreign Capital 142 - (5) Principal Fields of Investment
Communications, Mining 144 Electricity, Agricultural development 144 Building, &c., Miscellaneous industries 145 (E) General Remarks 146 - APPENDIX
Table I. Tonnage of Steamships cleared at Principal Ports 148 Table II. Summary of Exports for the year 1910-11 151 Table III. Comparative Table of Exports from Alexandretta, Beirut, and Jaffa in 1910-12 152 Table IV. Totals of Comparative Export Values from Alexandretta, Beirut, and Jaffa for 1910 153 Table V. Summary of Imports for the year 1910-11 154 Table VI. Comparative Table of Imports at Alexandretta, Beirut, and Jaffa in 1910-12 155 Table VII. Totals of Comparative Import Values at Alexandretta, Beirut, and Jaffa for 1910 156 AUTHORITIES 157 MAPS 158