Moüi'iioi.tK.K A I. rxnv (ir iunca'iv. 



during thr war and thc lU'W wells at Egbell in (Jounty Nyitra have al- 

 rcady given iiearly 43,1)00 q of firsít latc lubricating oil. 



IV. I r 11 p r o d u c t i ú n o f Hungary. Ihiring the 40 yeaís 

 fioni 1870 to 1910 tho ivón ore production of Hungary was 40.485.105 tons, 

 wliich valued at k 10 net per ton is over 404 millión kronfn. Adding the 

 aiiiount product'd since 1910, we may say that during the pást 50 years 

 Hungary has produced irón ores in a value of at least half a milliárd kionen. 

 í nhappily our fcononiical dependence on Austiia has causcd a constant 

 emigratioii of our irón wealth in the state of cast iion and its return 

 as manyfold higher paytd tools and maGhineries. 



The largest quantity of irón ore is to be found in the mountain 

 Counties Szepes and Gömör, calculated to nearly 90 millión tons. 

 Xt'xt comes the district of Hunyad with 27 millión tons, followed by 

 Ki-assószörény with 8 miihon tons. Croatia ranks fourth in importance. 

 (■roatia and Sclavonia supply very poor irón and coal for manufacluring 

 puiposes. 



The totál amount of irón ores in Hungary is tstiniattd at 144.466,650 

 tons, which reckoned at K 10 per ton represents 144.666,500 kronen. 



The qvLintity and value of the alx)ve mentioned foui ]iiin(-ral prod- 

 ucts are : 



1. :Miiierala)al .. 1,717.717,418 tons 17,177.074,180 kionen 



II. Peat 1,223.900,000 m 3 1.500,000.000 « 



III. Xatural gas . . 72.000.000.000 m^ 1.000.000,000 « 



IV. Irón ores 144.466,650 tons 1,444.666,500 « 



Tol al value 21 .1 '>.l .740.680 « 



Thus a national w«'alth of over 21 milliards is ívpresented in our 

 stocks of Coal. peat, naluial gas and irv)ii oi'es. 



VIII. Suiiiiuary. 



Finally if we group together the facts resulting from the alteration 

 of Hungarys former natuial frontiers, we ce)me to the fallowing conclu'^ions : 



1. Hungary would lose the whole of her national weahh included 

 in its forests and mines spread over the northern an eastern mountaiuoas 

 distrcits. This loss represents about 25 milliárd kronen. 



2. By losing the mountains all possibiliti( s would alsó be amiihilated 

 i)i building dykes and watervsorks profitable for the lowlands. It would 

 become impossible to replace mineral energj' by watei' energy and very 

 difficult to protect th<' land fnjiii the fk)ods, whereupon agiiculrure in the 

 Great Plain should bfCome problémát ic al all 



