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1354 URUGUAY

the doblon, or 10-peso gold piece, but, as yet, only foreign gold is in circulation.

The silver peso or dollar weighs 25 grammes, '900 fine. Other silver pieces are half, fifth, and tenth of a peso. Bronze coins are 4, 2, and 1 centesimo pieces. The metric system of weights and measures has been officially adopted. The chief denominations of the old system are as follows : —

The Qibintal = 101 "40 lbs avoirdupois.

Ari'oha = 25 '35 ,, ,,

Fanega = 30 gallons.

Lineal league = 5 '64 English yards.

Cuadra of land = "73 hectare = 1 "8 English acre

Square league = 10| English square miles.

Diplomatic and Consular Representatives.

1. Of Uruguay in Great Britain.

Envoy and Minister. — Frederico R. Vidiella. First Secretary. — Alfonso Saenz de Zumaran. Second Secretary. — Adolfo Sienra. Attache. — Carlos de Santiago. Naval AttacM. — Lt. Eduardo M Saez. Consul- General. — Don Jose Barboza Terras.

2. Of Great Britain in Uruguay,

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary. Secretary. — M. Arnold Robertson.

Vice-Cons%(ls. — Major de S. Dobree, R.M.A., C. E. R. Rowland. There are also Yice-Consuls at Fray Bentos, Maldonado, Paysandii, and Salto.

Books of Reference concerning Uruguay.

The Statistical Reports of the various Government Departments.

Foreign Office Reports. Annual Series. London.

La Repiiblica Oriental del Uruguay. Por Ramon Lopez Lomba. Montevideo, 1884.

Roustan (Honore), and Pena (C. M. de), La Republica Oriental del Uruguay en la Expo- sicion Universal Colombian o de Chicago. Montevideo, 1893.

Resuinen Anual de Estadistica Municipal de Montevideo. Montevideo.

Bauza (Francisco), Historia de la dominacion espanola en el Uruguay. Montevideo 1880.

Keane (A. H.), Central and South America. 2nd ed. Vol. I. In Stanford's Compen- dium of Geography and Travel. London, 1909.

Koebel (W. H.), Uruguay (The South American Series, No. 6). London, 1912.

Martin (P.F,), Through Five Republics. London, 1905.

PaZgrrave (W. G.), Ulysses [chapter entitled 'From Montevideo to Paraguay']. 8.j London, 1S87.

Review of the River Plate. Weekly. Buenos Aires.

Rumbold (Sir H.), The Great Silver River. London, 1888.

Uruguay ; its Geography, History, Industries, &c. [Author not named] Liverpool, 1897.

Vincent (Frun'k), Ro-.nul and About South America. New York, 1899.