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STATISTICS OF BELGIAN PAPER TRADE.

[Class XVII.

Brought forward - -

Portugal ------

Turkey — — — — —

Coast of Guinea - — - - -

Morocco —

Singapore ------

United States - - - - -

Mexico — — — — — — —

Guatemala ------

Cuba -------

Brazil --- — — — —

River Plate ------

Chili -------

Francs.

679,038

500

2,650

1,400

1,320

10,250

19,950

12,200

2,379

3,350

146,415

1,820

19,725

900,997

The importations of rags and other material for paper-making into Belgium , in 1849, amounted to only fourteentons and a half.

In 1849, Belgium imported paper from the followingcountries to the amount of 69,343 francs (2,774/.): —

Francs.

Prussia ------- 16,929

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - — 1,437

Netherlands ------ 3,136

England ------ 8,681

Prance - — — - — — — 37,483

Other Countries ----- 977

Total - - - - 69,313

Statistics relative to the Manufacture of Paper in Belgium .

Number of Workpeople of both Sexes , with their Ag

Description

of

Manufacture

Province.

E

o

c

Above

16 Years.

9 Yearsand below.

Children.

From 9 to

12 Years.

From 12 to

16 Years.

Numberof eacli Sex.

.O

o

o

c

«

c

o

e

1

o

i'

b

o

»

.2

u

3

55

4?

«

e

Antwerp - -

1

23

11

4 !

2

27

13

40

Brabant - —

48

4S1

420

5

1

37

17

133

54

656

492

1 145

East Flanders

9

76

22

_

_

12

_

16

2

104

24

' 128

Paper Mills ^

llainaut — —

3

16

i

-

-

3

2

5

3

24

6

30

Liege - - -

9

151

277

3

5

3

12

it

54

168

343

Limbourg —

1

12

-

-

_

- ,

_

-

-

12

-

12

Luxembourg

3

12

7

-

-

i

-

-

-

12

7

19

Total for tl

ie Kingdom -

74

771

73S

8

6

59 j

33

165

113

1,003

890

1,893

Paper and }

llainaut - -

2

18

3

(

5

2

23

5

2S

Pasteboard ]

Namur — —

4

78

141

-

~ ‘

-

6

22

84

1C3

247

The who

e Kingdom -

6

9G

144

-

-

1

-

11

24

107

168

275

Daily Wages of the Workpeople.

Adults.

Description

of

Manufacture.

Province.

Antwerp - —Brabant - —

\ East FlandersPaper Mills ^ llainaut - —Liege- - -Limbourg -Luxembourg

Total for the Kingdom -

I

Paper and f: llainaut - -Pasteboard! Namur - -

The whole Kingdom -

Under

50 Cents.

From 50Cents, to

1 Franc.

From 1 Fr.to 1 Fr.50 Cents.

From 1 Fr.50 Cents,to 2 Fr.

From 2 Fr.to 2 Fr.50 Cents.

From 2 Fr.50 Cents,to 3 Fr.

From 3 Fr.

to 4 Fr.

From 4 Fr.to 5 Fr.

Above

5 Fr.

c

s

a

C

C

c

e

C

S

S

S

c

B

£

£

B

£

£

j

£

"3

o

U

o

o

w

o

—

—1-

55

_

'" 5

_

<■

_

_

_

10

n

8

_

4

1

_

_

_

_

34

4

5

76

413

282

3

102

-

9

-

i

-

1

-

-

_

_

902

—

-

2

14

;>/

8

14

—

2

_

i

—

—

—

-

-

_

_

98

-

-

p

-

14

1

17

-

14

16

292

68

21

53

-

10

-

o

-

-

-

-

2

-

478

2

5

Q

19

6

24

115

732

442

33

173

-

22

-

10

-

i

-

-

-

2

-

1560

3

3

8

7

21

”

6

133

45

8

19

-

5

-

1

—

-

-

2

-

-

-

219

-

-

9

136

53

8

26

-

5

-

1

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

210