MONEY, ETC. — DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATIVES — BOOKS 1097
There are 135 post offices. In 1908 the correspondence by post comprised 3,351,481 postal packets sent out and 5,037,794 received; tele- grams received numbered 577,698, and transmitted 615,256 ; conversations by telephone numbered 47,557. There are 3,637 miles of telegraph wire, and 130 offices ; also 805 miles of telephone wire and 29 telephone stations.
The Government has contracted for the installation of wireless tele- graph stations at Managua, Granada, San Carlos, ^San Juan del Norte and Castillo.
Money, Weights, and Measures.
The National Bank of Nicaragua, with a capital of over 2,000,000 dollars, was established in Managua in 1912.
In 1912 a new monetary unit was introduced, the gold cordoha, con- taining 1*672 gr. of gold nine-tenths fine, and divided into 100 equal parts. Other gold coins are 10, 5 and 2| cordobas.
The silver coins are the silver cordoba, containing 25 grammes of silver nine-tenths fine ; the half and quarter cordoba ; 10 cents., a coin containing 2^ grammes of silver eight-tenths fine ; 5 cents., a coin three quaiters of copper and one of nickel ; 1 cent., ninety-five parts of copper and 5 of zinc ; I cent., in same proportion.
Since January 7, 1893, the metric system of weights and measures has been in use.
Diplomatic and Consular Representatives.
1. Of Nicaragua in Great Britain.
Envoy and Minister. — Consul-Gencral. — Don Felipe E. Martinez.
There are Consular Representatives at Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Cardilf.
2. Of Great Britain in Nicaragua.
Minister and Consul- General. — Sir Lionel E. G. Garden, K.C. M.G.
Consul at Blucjields. — Dr. Joseph Johnstone.
Consul at Managua. — H. C. Venables.
There are Vice -Consuls at Managua and Matagalpa.
Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Nicaragua
1. Official Publications.
Foreign Office Reports. Anuual Series. London.
Nicaragua. Bulletins of the Bureau of the American Republics. Wasliington. Boletin de Estadistica de la Republica de Nicaragua. Managua, 1908. Constitucion Politica de la Republica de Nicaragua (10 Dec. , 1893). Managua.
2. Non-Official Publications.
Bell{G. N. ), Tangweera : Life and Adventures among the Gentle Indians. (Mosquito Coast.) London, 1899.
Belt (Thomas), The Naturalist in Nicaragua : a Narrative of a Residence at the Gold Mines of Chontales, <fec. London, 1873.
Colquhoun{A. R.), The Key of the Pacific. London, 1895.
Corporation of Foreign Bondholders, Report of Committee. Appendix. London, 1904.
Levy (P.), Notas geograficas y economicas sobre la republica de Nicaragua. Paris, 1873.
Niederlein (G.), The State of Nicaragua. Philadelphia, 1898.
Pector (Desire), Etude Ecouomique sur la Republique de Nicaragua. Neuchatel, 1893.
Squier (E. G.), Nicaragua, its People, Scenery, Monuments, and the proposed Inter- oceanic Canal. 2 vols London, 1852.
