SHrPPINC AND COMMUNICATIONS
1177
Countries
Imports from
Imports from
Exports to
Exports to
(1909)
(1910) Lei
(1909) Lei"
(1910)
Lei
Lei-
Austria-Hungary .
85,786,333
97,980,077
115,030,019
37,284,189
Germany ....
124,659,082
138,237,277
26,603,808
24,281,193
Great Britain
57,775,825
56,775,806
34,658,206
33,505,063
France ....
23,677,076
25,627,410
27,502,203
46,874,515
Belgium
11,619,580
13,9*13,055
121,296,787
226,241,676
Italy
17,676,649
21,744,144
33,998,007
68,671,677
Russia
10,780,158
11,771,107
4,128,992
6,261,849
Switzerland ....
6,994,076
8,452,096
79,914
112,666
Turkey ....
11,607,149
13,851,123
21,473,690
18,6(10,171
Greece
1,364,776
1,737,490
666,015
895,533
Bulgaria . . .
831,715
1,383,917
4,390,710
5,391,121
Total trade between Roiimania and ponnds for five years : —
United Kingdom in thousands of
Imports from Roumania to U. Kingdom Exports to Roumania from U. Kingdom
1908
1909
2,939 1.984
2,922 1,718
1910
1911
1912
3,184 1,826
6,583 2,709
3,262 2,931
Shipping^ and Communications.
In 1912 the merchant navy of Rumania consisted of 593 vessels of 172,938 tons, including of 94 steamers 22,893 tons.
Vessels which left the Danube 1908, 1909 and 1910 :—
1908
1909
1910
Vessels
Tonnage
Vessels 1 Tonnage
Vessels
Tonnage
British
Austro-Hungarian . All Nationalities
295
119
1,010
647,863
249,527
1,607,627
246 548,235 127 1 271,654 929 1,474,933
461
163
1,307
1,039,493
349,900
2,274,493
The European Commission of the Danube, called into being in 1856, now consists of 8 delegates, one representing eacli of the following powers : Austria-Hungary, France, Germanyj Great Britain, Italy, Rumania, Russia, and Turkey. It has its seat at Galatz. Since November 24, 1904. it has existed, or will exist, for successive periods of 3 years unless denounced by one of the contracting powers a year before the conclusion of any such period. By the operations of the Commission tbe Danube below Braila and along the Sulina branch has been deepened and corrected, so that at Sulina the depth has been increased from 9 ft. to 24 ft., and of the Sulina branch the minimum depth has been increased from 8 ft. tolSh ft., while by canalisation and other works the navigation has been shortened from 45J to 33| nautical miles. The Commission has a revenue of about 80,000?. a year derived entirely from taxes levied on shipping leaving the river.
General shipping (1911): entered, 37,958 vessels of 11,707,631 tons; cleared, 37,849 vessels of 11,739,333 tons.
In 1912 Rumania had 2,328 miles of railway, of Avhich 2,287 miles be- longed to the State. In 1911 the receipts from traffic amounted to 97,345,321 lei, and the working expenses to 60,418,807 lei. The State has the working of all the lines, and has, besides, under the general railway direction, a commercial navigation service on the Danube and Black Sea. Within Rumania there are 1,806,580 miles of national roads.
