1088 MOROCCO
The chief imports and exports of French Moroccojifor 2 years were : —
Imports
Cottons
Sugar .
Tea ....
Machinery, hardware
Candles'
Wines, spirits, beer, &c.
Oils, vegetable ,
Woollen goods .
Soap, misceuted
Francs
(75,052,001
49,068,827
'19,151,246
4,483,170
• 1,S36,279
13,706,734
5,421,134
4,502,668
4,688,948
Francs 68,064,642 83,069,473 18,423,343 9,217,23" 12,960,455 15,949,415 8,025,829 3,698,058 4,298,627
Wool
Eggs
Almonds
Barley
Beans
Wheat
Tjinseed
Gums
Cumin
Francs
3,239,953 21,457,963 S,145,403 6,857,915 8,184,884 3,125,172 4,155,375 722,938 1,107,555
1919
Francs 5,243,285
44,94S,779 9,391,876 7,664,102
12,469,148 4,472,646
21,044,162
'.>67,488
2,831,173
In 1918 the imports from Spain into the Spanish zone amounted to 9,096,606 pesetas, and the exports to 2,535,301 pesetas.
Total trade between Morocco and the United Kingdom for 5 years (Board of Trade Returns) : —
-
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
Imports from Morocco to U.K. Export* to Morocco from U.K.
£
330,214
1,730,484
4
358,584
2,012,839
£
610,180 3,235,781
£
816,722
3,474,082
£
1,643,930 4,380,538
Shipping and Communications,
Shipping entered (in foreign trade) in the ports of French Morocco in 2 years : —
Nationality
1918
1919
Vessels
Tonnage
Vessels
Tonnage
French .... British . . . Spanish .... Others ....
260 94
245 62
254,508 70,786 16,161 33,652
503 156 359 191
• 533,990
100,700
55,378
156,640
Total
661
375,107
1,209
845,708
The Moorish Government have now established a postal service under French management. Postal services have long been maintained by the British, French, German and Spanish Governments, with offices at all the ports and at Fez, Mequinez, Alcazar and Marrakesh, but the French have now suppressed their services in the French and Spanish zones, and the Spanish postal service has been suppressed in the French zone. During the wur all German offices were closed in the French zone, but not in the Spanish zone. The British services continue. Regular couriers serve all the places named, mails being also sent by all the steamers. There is a daily post to Europe via Cadiz and Algeciras, also parocl post and money order systems, and an aerial convey service every day between Toulouse and Rabat.
