<<>, INDEPENDENT STATE OF 1 



branches of tha Oantrml Government, of which not baan trainrd u labor, and 



Braasfli is tha saat. Kdmnnd van K n n- Mill Urfctng. In certain i*. 



ihr hr- of ih,. i,..i majajajaaj MtabJn+r.1 ,- r < n s*4 other ban* .,..:,, . 



gold. Tha export trad* ha* steadily grow* from 



Area and Population. The area of tha IJBaVOOO franca in lt*7 to iu prr* 



~l at 70400 anttareniUa, aiona. The imporuuium of textile* and other 



.- population at 14.000.000. Tha number manufacture have incnaaid with likr m ; 



attheen whom aiid^^i ahar^originalJy amall. aowV 



-Tha bed? niada tha 7 |a7 > mMbtror vesaels that visited the ports 



JO of Boma and Banana during 18M waatnTof 



tnmvK revoking the former > Tto Ga^kf IU II road. -Of the railroad that 



ted tha Independent Stale to levy U u> connect the brad of 



ha amva trade, lowar Congo with Stanley Pool 50 mika of tha 



to tfiO were in oDeration at tne clo of I8M. 

 '- PrtBiiM hrkiaa ABuUiw.--The King 



-OjOOO of thTBeli^ gave 4aOOO.(K franc, for the 

 origtoal tatahtiahnant of tha 



. a year out of hi* 

 force, 948.- longar in a poaWo 



franc, for caravan*. W7J90D franc, for civil anilhr Krrr Stair i. al. flnaii.-ialh 



rxpenaatin 



tyndkmtoo 



(M.'N.rh. .,.. 

 f . i 



eof Manrema. The Belgiai 

 rpoard the objection, after the Man 

 Therr arc 7 armed ataamara on tha lower and vema AjaorfaOoo had baan^rmteoL thai th 



i nerr arr i annoo aiaamara on ina tower ana yaaam Aiaooauon nad Daan organtaKt. tnal tne 



I>par Congo, bmidea aailboata. . - - ' 



Commarca. Tle total value of the genar, 



DmmarOB .;. ! -I *a HM4*.^*> frnm** f'-r irn- ( '. -II^M ti rnt. r i . 1 \.\\ .: ! . .. ;'.* f 



porta and 7..* 1.1.000 franc* for exporta, divided relief, tha Belgian mtoiatry waa ooaatratoad to 



amring different countriea aa follows: take up the qoaatkm of Immcdhila rmHt. 



:. .. 



u ; 



r ami Belgium oa Jan. 9, Ma*. 



I^oppld ceded to Balgtom tha 

 ignty of tha Congo State, with all tha 

 and obligation* appa 



natural 

 Mgum 



Tha prinri,l , xj--rt , v . ft\90&JOO for nnet.tion. which waa to be aabmJltad lolha 



>lian Cnamber within three montha. i 



064 franca; palm oil, 500.038 franc.; coffee, amd that no owtlayahovld ha 

 :ur, >,; ftin - the aa^nt of tha Belgian Miniat 



\OOOfranoJkaiMl an.ltlwii if thenormaJraralpUioftJ 



The paciaJ imnorU were 9.175.000 



vporta of the produce of tha State wrr 



UM.OOO franca in value. The ex port* now con- the oVAdt. Tha total 



aiat of natural product* auch aa rubber, palm at ft.nOO.OOOfraaA.incl 



oil. palm n This laat, eonalttut. of i .000,000 fri* 



ing more than ha tola! trade, b boand OOO franc* contributed 



rrajio ra|-- onlv cultivate! nn^l mpoata. and other t 



Mta are rice an.lni.v - ru of whk3b are Whem tha amiiiatiiai bill waa totrodmoid to tha 



-. . ,i . . r ...ftt^^l teWl^a&Aam Vhaa^*a*amk^^aA *t ^M. 



nM^nnncanu inere i* a vaai temiory aaiwa imajpaa) raraaaaaam a waa 



, j I * *%*%Jla^a\ eiwftav^a* 'i^iuTMi Ataal tV I ImaV ^^W*lamJMflai a\ffwi B^wVaaWl 



probably cotton, as well as rice and maixe. and reWivad or openly tnadam 



for the roaring of cattk; but the natives haw the Bight. O)Uy*tthe< 



