| PAGE | |
| Traffic passing through Argentine ports, 1907-8 | 83 |
| Produce entering Buenos Ayres market, 1905-8 | 85 |
| Inward and outward trade of port of Buenos Ayres | 85 |
| Railways, mileage of | 93 |
| Railways, general statistics of | 94 |
| Railways, gauge, mileage and dividends | 96-7 |
| Railways, freight, cost of | 99 |
| Railways, mileage of, comparative | 102 |
| Railways, rolling stock and its capacity | 111 |
| Population of Provinces and Territories | 113-4 |
| Immigration and emigration, 1904-8 | 120 |
| Immigration 1897-1908 | 120 |
| Progress of cereal production, 1888-1905 | 135 |
| Production of cereals, per province | 137 |
| Area of land under cultivation in five regions | 141 |
| Imports of agricultural machinery | 146 |
| Agricultural machinery required by farmer cultivating 250 acres of wheat | 148 |
| Approximate expenses and profits of the same | 149 |
| Wheat, the world’s production, 1894-1907 | 154 |
| Wheat, distribution of crops, 1894-1907 | 155 |
| Wheat, produced in the United States, 1877-1907 | 158 |
| Wheat, exported from the United States, 1879-1902 | 159 |
| Wheat, Argentine and Indian exportation compared | 160 |
| Census, cattle, etc., according to, 1888, 1895, 1908 | 169 |
| Census, number of different animals according to | 171 |
| Cattle, analytical statistics of, 1908 | 171 |
| Cattle, horses, etc., values of, 1895, 1908 | 172 |
| Cattle, horses, etc., table of national and comparative possessions | 172 |
| Cattle, horses, etc., table of national and comparative values | 173 |
| Sugar-cane, outgoings and receipts on 12 acres | 189 |
| Wine, national and comparative production of | 195 |
| Tobacco, area planted with, 1895, 1907 | 196 |
| Maté, importation of | 198 |
| Trade: exports, imports, population and commercial balance, 1861-1908 | 213 |
| Trade: exports, excess of | 214 |
| Trade: exports and imports of bullion | 218 |
| Imports and countries of origin, 1906-1909 | 218 |
| Imports analysis of, 1906-1909 | 220 |
| Exports, destination of, 1906-1909 | 221 |
| Exports, increase of various branches, 1906-1909 | 227 |
| Exports, of meat, chilled and frozen | 229 |
| Exports, of butter | 241-2 |
| Breweries, consumption and production, 1902-1907 | 243 |
| Tramways, horse and electric, of Buenos Ayres, increase of takings, 1901-1908 | 257 |
| Factories, statistics of | 258 |
| Industries, various | 259 |
| Banks, accounts of principal | 264 |
| Banks, statistics of | 268 |
| Bank of the Nation, accounts of, 1904-1908 | 272 |
| Bank of the Province of Buenos Ayres, accounts of, 1906-1908 | 274 |
| Banks, mortgage, capital of | 277 |
| Bourse, operations of, 1895-1908 | 283-4 |
| Bourse, value of securities quoted on | 284 |
| Companies, floated in 1905-8, capital of | 291 |
| Debt, national or public, 1909 | 312 |
| Debt, internal, 1909 | 322 |
| Debt, external and internal | 323 |
| Debt, interest on | 324 |
| Securities, summary of Argentine and capital, represented by | 352-3 |
| Securities, revenue of Argentine | 355-6 |
| Capital, English, invested in Argentine | 358 |
| Capital, French, invested in Argentine | 361 |
| Agricultural and pastoral property, total value of, 1908 | 372 |
Transcriber’s Note:
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Footnotes have been moved so as to follow the referencing paragraph.
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The publisher’s inadvertent omissions of important punctuation have been corrected.
Some table headings have been replaced with keys and a key table. Some table ditto marks have been replaced with the words represented.
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The following list indicates any additional changes made. The page number represents that of the original publication and applies in this etext except for footnotes and illustrations since they may have been moved.
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| xix | The four Provinces of Buenos Ayres, Santa Fé, {Cordoba}[Córdoba], |
| xxvi | direct observation, and {hard-and-fas}[hard-and-fast] figures, |
| xxvii | throne was transferred to {Cordoba}[Córdoba]. |
| xxvii | and founded {Corrientes}[Corrientès] in 1588. |
| 78 | Territories of Chaco and {Misiones}[Misionès]. |
| 94 | {27,692,293}[ 2,769,293] |
| 96 | Private Companies ({Concessionnaires}[Concessionaires]). |
| 97 | Railways of the {Entre prin}[Entreprise] |
| 100 | it had been {enable}[unable] to keep. |
| 137 | {Còrdoba}[Córdoba] |
| 142 | General Villegas, Trenque {Leuquen}[Lauquen], and others, |
| 161 | thanks to a {concatination}[concatenation] of favourable |
| 163 | stock-breeders have driven back the {Guacho}[Gaucho] |
| 164 | an establishment known as <i>La {Martina}[Martona]</i>, |
| 165 | overlooking the majestic Parana de {les}[las] Palmas, |
| 165 | fox-terriers, {Brahmah}[Brahma] fowls, Catalans, Dorkings, |
| 167 | warmed by steam {calorifers}[calorifier]. |
| 173 | it is worth less in the Argentine than {i}[in] the States |
| 177 | payable half upon purchase and {hal}[half] at the end |
| 197 | carved, often by {Guachos}[Gauchos] or Indians. |
| 200 | Investigaciones {algodeneras}[algodoneras] en los territorios |
| 212 | which is the {firs}[first] year included |
| 232 | See <i>Memoria del {Departemento}[Departamento] de Hacienda</i> |
| 259 | £28,421,318 £47,032,146 118,315 {105,57}[105,575] |
| 286 | progressive movement which {increase}[increases] in force |
| 303 | where {bureauracy}[bureaucracy] is regarded as a calamity |
| 323 | the latter will inherit as {thing}[things] are. |
| 356 | <Table was split up across two pages. Now it is all on p. 355.> |
| 372 | {Còrdoba}[Córdoba] 73,800 |
| 372 | {Catamarea}[Catamarca] 1,830 |
| 373 | balance-sheets of, {265}[264]-268; |
| 376 | Banks, accounts of principal {265}[264] |