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Isles, with smaller shipments of coffee and cacao from Central America, 
Automobiles and other motor vehicles from the United States, Italy, 
and France, and grains from South America. 
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No figures are available covering the volume of goods exported from 
the free zone since its establishment. The operating company reports 
‘hat the total volume in this regard has constituted the bulk of the 
merchandise received in the sense that it has been sold to vessels as 
provisions and supplies, but that the volume of merchandise exported 
commercially has been negligible, with a tendency to decline as a 
result of the decreasing variety of the merchandise entered at the zone. 
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Remarks.—A discussion of the free zone in Cadiz may not properly 
be passed without particular mention being made of the apparent 
attitude of the Spanish Government thereto as evidenced in several 
instances wherein official obstructions have been placed in the way of 
further development of the zone. Cadiz shippers report that customs 
regulations and rules are rigidly abided by in all matters pertaining 
“0 the use of the free zone, and that while expenses are stated by the 
Operating company to be below those obtaining in other free zones in 
Europe these expenses are such as to discount materially an extensive 
se being made of the facilities afforded thereat. 
The following instances have been particularly cited as indicative 
of the Government's attitude: 
Permission to establish a meat-packing plant within the free zone, using beef 
*attle from Spain and Morocco, was refused in October of 1927. 
_ Permission for certain wine makers of the Huelva district to establish bodegas 
Wine cellars) within the free zone where their wines could be strengthened with 
Alcohol imported from France and other countries. where it is cheaper than in 
Spain, was refused in December of 1927. 
It is also stated by one Cadiz authority that an Italian automobile 
Manufacturer who desired to establish a small assembling factory in 
the free zone was refused permission some months ago. 
The following is an extract from a recent statement by the operating 
‘Ompany containing information regarding the free zone of Cadiz. 
This translation accompanied the report of Consul Ford: 
Warehouses—These are so constructed and planned that merchandise may be 
*eceived direct from the steamers, while carts and trucks used in loading and 
loading merchandise may enter the warehouses.