File 4377/1912 'Muscat Arms Traffic: Complaints of British Firms' [‎148r] (300/430)

Dec. 24, 1908. ]
THE BOARD OF TRADE JOURNAL.
591
Openings for British Trade.
building materials, motor boats, transport vehicles, motor lorries,
&c. It is added that special machines have recently been
introduced for the purpose of coping more efficiently with the
mahogany industry, but no practical system has yet been devised
for carting logs, which frequently weigh 5 tons apiece.
SWITZERLAND,
The “ Feuille Federale Suisse” of 9th December contains a decree
granting to the company controlling the electric
ec nc ai way ra p wa y which runs from St. Gall to Trogen a
concession for the construction and working of
an electric railway—(1) from Trogen to Heiden, with a branch from
Kaien to Rehetobel, and (2) from Heiden to Walzenhausen. The
decree will come into force on the 1st January, 1909. The cost
of the two sections is estimated at 2,900,000 francs (116,000?.).
Electric
Railway
Construction.
The “Feuille” of 16th December publishes a decree granting
to M. Spillman of Zoug, as representing a
preliminary committee, a twenty-four years’
concession for the construction and working
of a section of 1 metro gauge electric rail
ways which will run from (1) Zoug to Nidfurren and Ober&-
geri, (2) Zoug to Baar and Talacker, and (3) Nidfurren to
Bdlibach and Menzingen. The total length of line will be
22 950 kilometres, and in the estimated cost of the work,
viz., 1,730,000 fcs., 450,000 fcs. (18,000?.) have been apportioned
for rails, and 362,000 fcs. (14,480?.) for rolling stock.
The following particulars of certain items of the Swiss import
trade have been received from the British Vice-Consul at Zurich
(Mr. J. C. Milligan) :—
The value of the total imports of linoleum in 1907 was 142,500?.,
an increase of 21,000?. over the imports of 1906.
Linoleum. The im ports from the United Kingdom amounted
to 52,500?. and those from Germany to 88,700?.
The demand for linoleum continues to increase; in 1902 the weight
of the imports from all countries was 1,300 tons (610 tons from the
United Kingdom). The imports have steadily risen, and amounted
in 1907 to 2,691 tons from all countries (992 tons from the United
Kingdom).
The total value of the imports of ready-made articles of clothing in
, , 1907 reached 1,976,700?., or an increase of
Ready made 172,000?. over those of 1906. Of this amount,
Clothing. 1,631,200?. was for clothing of cotton, woollen,
linen and silk textures, of which Germany supplied 1,157,500?. and
the United Kingdom 64,600?.