APPENDIX
CABINET OF H.M. THE QUEEN:
Jhr. G. C. W. Tets van Goudriaan.
STATE COUNCIL:
Vice-president: Jhr. Mr. F. Beelaerts van Blokland.
COUNCIL OF MINISTERS:
President: Prof. Dr. P. S. Gerbrandy.
FOREIGN OFFICE:
Dr. E. N. van Kleffens, minister.
MINISTRY FOR THE COLONIES:
Mr. Gh. J. I. M. Welter, minister (and ad interim minister for Finance).
MINISTRY FOR DEFENCE:
--------------------, minister.
(Temporarily administered by the Minister for General Affairs.)MINISTRY FOR TRADE AND SHIPPING:
Dr. M. P. L. Steenberghe, minister (and ad interim for Agriculture and Fisheries).
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE:
Prof. Dr. P. S. Gerbrandy, minister.
TRADING WITH THE ENEMY COMMITTEE:
Dr. A. A. van Rhijn, chairman;
Mr. S. J. H. Snijders, secretary.
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MINISTRY FOR INTERIOR:
Mr. H. van Boeyen (and Minister for General Affairs).
MINISTRY FOR PUBLIC WORKS:
Ir. J. W. Albarda, minister.
MINISTRY FOR SOCIAL AFFAIRS:
Dr. J. van den Tempel, minister.
MINISTRY FOR EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND ARTS:
Mr. G. Bolkenstein, minister.
NETHERLANDS FINANCIAL CONTROL BOARD:
Dr. A. A. van Rhijn, chairman.
NETHERLANDS RED CROSS:
Jhr. Ir. N. O. C. A. van Lidt de Jeude, chairman, High Commissioner for Relief.
PRESS SERVICE:
Mr. A. Pelt, director.
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Statistical Data
The Netherlands
Area: 32,908 square kilometres (excluding large water areas).
Population: 8,833,977 (on 31 December, 1939).
Density of Population: 268.4 per square kilometre.
Birth rate
(per 1,000)Death rate
(per 1,000)1938 20.6 8.5 Population of Principal Towns:
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
The Hague(800,594 inhabitants)
(619,686 " )
(504,262 " )Religion:
Roman Catholic
Dutch Reformed
Reformed Churches
Dutch Jewish
Other Churches36.4
34.4
8.1
1.4
5.3per 1000
" "
" "
" "
" "Political Parties:
The 110 members of the Second Chamber represented 10 political parties: Roman Catholics 31 members, Socialists 23, Anti-Revolutionary (Calvinist) 17, Christian Historical Union 8, Democratic Liberals 6, Liberals 4, National Socialists 4, Communists 3.
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Principal Occupations:
Of persons employed in trade and industries of every description--
39% were engaged in manufacturing industries;
20% " " " agriculture;
22% " " " commerce and transport.Foreign Trade:
Imports Exports (in millions of guilders) 1936
1937
1938
19391,017
1,551
1,415
1,517746
1,148
1,039
966
Netherlands East Indies
Area: 735,000 square miles.
Population: (1940) 70,476,000.
Population of Principal Towns:
Batavia
Sourabaya
Samarang
Bandoeng
Soerakarta
Palembang
Macassar
Medan533,000
341,700
217,800
166,800
165,500
108,000
84,900
76,700Principal Occupations:
Agricultural pursuits
Industry
Transport
Commerce
Professional
Government service
Miscellaneous14,364,000
2,208,900
316,000
1,293,300
169,500
516,200
2,003,200
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Exports, 1938: £79,380.000.
Imports, 1938: £55,266,666.
Public Debt, 1939: 1,440,000,000 guilders (approximately £200,000,000).
Tax Receipts 1940 (estimates): 291,406,000 guilders (approximately £38,500,000).
Motor-car Imports, 1930/1938: 27,000
Bicycles do. do. 230,000
Motor-car licences, 1938: 88,672
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