COMPETITIVE CONDITIONS IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE, 69

TasLk 3.—-Public securities in British hands at the close of 1910, estimated.
THE COLONIES AND INDIA.

North America:
Canada and Newfoundland___..___..
Australasia:
Australian Commonwealth ___.__._____
New Zealand. __._.
Africa:
South Africa ____.._.___
West Africa___.

Asia:
India and Ceylon... _.____..
Straits Settlements...
Hongkong
British North Borneo.__._____.___
Other British Possessions

Total British Colonies and India__

A

SSR

$1, 862, 705, 000

1, 507, 605, 000
392. 645. 000

1, 756, 840, 000
147, 490, 000

1, 826, 995, 000
110, 185, 000
15, 520, 000
25, 655, 000
125, 120, 000

7.770. 760. 000

FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

United StateS—mm— oon
Cuba
Philippines ___________
Argentina ___________.
Mexico ____.___
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Chile oo ____________
Uruguay — cee.
Peru ._______
Other American countries...
Russia.
Turkey ————._.
Egypt «meee
Spain____._____.
Italy
Portugal _.._______
France oo. __
Germany ________________._
Other European countries...
Japan oe
China ___________  e.
Other foreign countries___________

$3, 440, 390, 000
118, 500, 000
41, 010, 000
1. 349, 040, 000
436, 670, 000
472, 200, 000
281, 875, 000
176, 275, 000
159, 930, 000
112, 585, 000
191, 940, 000
91, 600, 000
218, 765, 000
94, 040, 000
57, 565, 000
40, 670, 000
35, 855, 000
30, 305, 000
181, 595, 000
268, 525, 000
134, 045, 000
309. 535. 000

Total foreign countries. eee 8,188, 420, 000

Grand total, all countries___________ __. ee 15, 959, 180, 000
After giving this table Sir G. Paish added:
Of our total colonial and foreign investments 53 per cent is in
the Americas, 16 per cent is in Asia, 14 per cent is in Africa, 12 per
cent 1s in Australasia, and 5 per cent is in Europe. The geographical