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to upwards of two million tons. The following tables 

 show the quantities of phosphates imported into the 

 United Kingdom from various countries in 1907, and the 

 total amounts imported annually during the ten previous 

 years : 



QUANTITIES OF PHOSPHATES IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM 

 FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES IN 1907. 



Country. Tons. 



Algeria . 47,047 



Belgium 37,602 



France 69,703 



Germany ......... 337 



Guiana (French) 4,491 



West Indies (Dutch) 9,572 



Netherlands 6,764 



Norway 657 



Tunis . 175,552 



United States of America 152,416 



Pacific Islands 1,530 



Total . . 505,671 



TOTAL QUANTITY OF PHOSPHATES IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED 

 KINGDOM IN EACH YEAR FROM 1898 TO 1907. 



The native phosphates may be classed, according to 

 origin as 



1. Apatites and phosphorites, 



2. Coprolites. 



3. Phosphatic guanos. 



