ITALY. 



455 



The commercial value of the imports from and exports to the different countries in 1876 

 and 1877, was as follows (in lire) : 



The movement of shipping in 1876 is exhibited by the following table 



The strength of the Italian army on Sep- 

 tember 30, 1877, was as follows : 



Infantry of the line 249,813 



Military districts 215,517 



Companies of the Alps 7.551 



Bersaglieri 48,557 



Cavalry 28,218 



Artillery 59,932 



Engineers 11,228 



Gendarmes (carbineers) 18,988 



Military schools. 



Sanitary companies 



Veterans 



Stud depots 



Disciplinary companies. 



Penal institutions 



Officers in service 



Other officers 



8,723 

 3.909 

 1,175 

 232 

 1,395 

 1,905 

 11,423 

 2,053 



1. Standing army... 659,615 



2. Provincial militia 260,325 



8. Officers of reserve 2,167 



4. Territorial militia 290,513 



Total 1,212,620 



The navy was composed as follows in 1876: 



See " Annual Cyclopaedia " for 1877, for an 

 account of the commercial navy. 



At the close of 1876, there were 7,864 kilo- 

 metres of railroad in operation, 504 in process 

 of building, and 768 projected. The gross re- 

 ceipts in 1876 amounted to 152,427,749 lire, 



