REPORTS of the Annual Series have been recently issued from His Majesty's Diplomatic and Consular Officers at the following places, and may be obtained from the sources indicated on the title-page :

DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR REPORTS.

NETHERLANDS.

REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1909

ON THE

TRADE AND COMMERCE, &c., OF JAVA.

EDITED AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE AND THE BOARD OF TRADE.

REFERENCE TO PREVIOUS REPORT, Annual Series No. 4224.

Presented to both Houses of Parliament by Command of His Majesty,
MAY, 1910.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR HIS MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE,
BY HARRISON AND SONS, ST. MARTIN'S LANE,
PRINTERS IN ORDINARY TO HIS LATE MAJESTY.

And to be purchased, either directly or through any Bookseller, from
WYMAN AND SONS, LTD., FETTER LANE, E.C.; and
32, ABINGDON STREET, WESTMINSTER, S.W.; or
OLIVER AND BOYD, TWEEDDALE COURT, EDINBURGH; or
E. PONSONBY, 116, GRAFTON STREET, DUBLIN.

Currency. The currency of Netherlands India consists of guilders and cents,

the par value of the guilder being 18. 8d. 17.-12 guilders. 1 guilder=100 cents.

The coins in circulation are as follows:-

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HIGHEST and Lowest Rates of Exchange in London in 1909,

Weights and measures.-The metric system of weights and measur force in Netherlands India.

Population. The population of Java and Madura as shown by the last taken in 1905, was 30,098,008, of whom 64,917 were Europeans. The po of the principal towns was as under :—