Table 10 gives the figures for the total remittances from this Consulate during the years 1905-09, with the number of men (British) and foreign) who availed themselves of the facilities thus afforded them. It may be added that money orders are chiefly taken out by ships' officers, who, whilst staying by the ship, remit their earnings to their families.

Employment.-Business in general during 1909 having run a fairly normal course labour was sufficient, if not abundant; the mildness of the winter kept the canals open and the large numbers of men employed on the waterways found occupation instead of having to lie up their barges; the seamen of all nationalities were more fortunate in 1909, and nothing like the number of unemployed was noticeable amongst them as was the case in 1908.

The building trade was also helpful in diminishing the numbers of the unemployed.