1088 NETHERLANDS: — EAST INDIES
The production of cinchona, in kilogrammes, in Java was as follows : —
Government Lands on Emphyteusis
Private Lands
Plantations
Production 1 Plantations
920,087 86 893,905 87 830,568 ' 93
Production
6,675.966 6,901,234 8,064,555
Plantations
6 6 6
Production
190S 1909 1910
7 7
7
434,118 564,414 436,409
The production of tobacco, in kilogrammes, was as follows : —
In Java
In Sumatra (Deli, etc.)
Plantations
130
155 164
Production
30,514,487 26,433,908
38,974,768
Plantations
Production
1908 1909 1910
116 115 116
23,341,833 21,821,351 19,480,771
The production of tea in Java, in kilogrammes, was as follows : 1905, 11,228,628; 1906, 11,961,710; 1907, 11,494,665; 1908, 15,196,894; 1909, 12,726,578; 1910, 15,055,083.
Tlie production of cacao in Java was (in kilogrammes) : 1905, 813,802 ; 1906, 1,437,883; 1907, 1,382,149; 1908, 2,086,611-; 1909, 1,433,883; 1910, 1,180,849,
The tin mines of Banca are worked by the Government ; those of Biliton and Eionw bv private enterprise. Their total yield was, in tons: 1905-06, 12,898; 1906-07. 15,420; 1907-08, 15,607; 190S-9, 16,532; 1909-10, 20,072; 1910-11, 20,885.
The yield of the principal coal mines in Java, Sumatra and Borneo was. in tons: 1905, 327,196; 1906, 366,158; 1907, 418,284; 1908, 427,752; 1909, 493,672; 1910, 542,947.
The production of the principal mineral oil enterprises was in thousands of litres: 1907, 1,328,892; 1908, 1,209,114; 1909, 1,410,086; 1910, 1,491,382.
Commerce.
No difference is made between Dutch and foreign imports and vessels. There is a tariff of 6 per cent, on certain goods ; on some articles there is a small export duty, including tobacco.
Imports and exports in guilders (12 guilders = £1) : —
Imports
Year
1907 1908 1909 1910
Government
Merchan- dise
! 7,624,709 i 7,667,549 j 6,718,507 jlO. 014,463
Specie l Total
7,000,000 8,850,000 5,500,000 2,640,000
1907 '17,007,511
1908 116,856,649
1909 '16,751,694
1910 29,461,209
14,624,709 16,517,549 12,218,507 12,654,463
Exports
|l7,007,511 i 346,676,503 116,856,649 ! 452,823,332 |l6,754,694 i 437,982,299 29,461,209 1 422,084,962
Private
Grand
Merchan- dise
Specie
Total
232,645,993 264,044,010 269.417,751 332,640,339
Total
221,341,572 243,544,983 260,287,611 315,331,656
11,304,421
20,499,027
9,130,140
17,308,683
247,270,702 280,561,559 281,636,253 345,294.802
874,131 1,034,62::!
357,201 1,051,660
347,550,634 453,857,955 438,339,500 423,136,622
364,558,145 47a;714,604 455,094,194 452,597,831
The principal exports are sugar, coffee, tea, rice, indigo, cinchona, tobacco,
