EUROPE: MALTA. 



Amount per ton and per kilometer for large shipments. 



2I 3 



* For amounts of at least 5 tons. 

 t For amounts of at least 8 tons. 

 % For amounts of at least 6 tons. 



Class i includes colored, gilded, stamped, engraved, oiled, and 

 sensitized paper in sheets or letters and envelopes, drawing and copy- 

 ing paper. 



Class 4 includes paper, white or dyed in the pulp, plain, polished, 

 or glazed, in sheets or strips, printed, for printing or blotting. 



Class 5 includes packing and wrapping paper and fibers. 



Class 6 includes pulp and rags. 



Class A corresponds to class i. 



Class C corresponds to class 4. 



Class D corresponds to class 5. 



Class E includes all kinds of pulp for paper. 



It will be observed that there is an invariable impost on each ton, 

 in addition to the diminishing rate per ton and kilometer. 



H. ABERT JOHNSON, 



VENICE, July ij, ipp. Consul. 



MALTA. 



Malta is a consumer and not a producer of paper. The estimated 

 population, according to the last census, is 177,745, of which a large 

 proportion is military and naval. The percentage of illiterates is 70. 

 To a certain extent the people have mechanical traits; but, owing 

 to certain existing conditions, there is not much encouragement for 

 this line of occupation, and there seems to be no likelihood of their 

 embarking in the manufacture of goods and especially paper. Paper 

 is required and used here for printing, wrapping, and correspond- 

 ence purposes. There are no industries peculiar to these islands 



