Bulletin of the Pan American Union, Volume 17

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1904 - America
 

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Page 4 - ¡Qué bello sería que el Istmo de Panamá fuese para nosotros lo que el de Corinto para los griegos! Ojalá que algún día tengamos la fortuna de instalar allí un augusto congreso de los representantes de las repúblicas, reinos e imperios a tratar y discutir sobre los altos intereses de la paz y de la guerra, con las naciones de las otras tres partes del mundo.
Page xvi - Decimeter (1/10 meter) equals 3.937 inches. Meter equals 39.37 inches. Decameter (10 meters) equals 393.7 inches. Hectometer (100 meters) equals 328 feet 1 inch. Kilometer (1,000 meters) equals 0.62137 mile (3,280 feet 10 inches). Myriameter (10,000 meters) equals 6.2137 miles. METRIC SURFACE MEASURE.
Page 104 - Three copies of this account shall be transmitted to the Post Office Department of the United States at Washington, and the balance, after proper verification, shall, if due by the...
Page 674 - Newfoundland into this country during the year 1907; whilst, according to the statistics published by the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Commerce...
Page 36 - Administraciones corresponsales deba a la otra, por cuenta de giros postales, un saldo que exceda de 25.000 francos oro, o la equivalencia aproximada de esta cantidad, en su propia moneda, la Administración deudora...
Page 24 - En fe de lo cual, los Plenipotenciarios de la República de Chile y de la República Argentina firmaron y sellaron con sus respectivos sellos y por duplicado el presente Tratado, en la ciudad de Buenos Aires, a los veintitrés días del mes de Julio del año de Nuestro Señor mil ochocientos ochenta y uno.
Page xvi - Kilogram (1000 grams) equals 2.2046 pounds Myriagram (10,000 grams) equals 22.046 pounds Quintal (100,000 grams) equals 220.46 pounds Millier or tonnea — ton (1,000,000 grams) equals 2,204.6 pounds Metric Dry...
Page 103 - When these lists show other irregularities the office of exchange receiving them shall require an explanation from the dispatching office of exchange, which shall give such explanation with as little delay as possible. In the meantime the issue of internal money orders relating to the entries on the list which are found to be irregular shall be suspended.
Page xvi - Deciliter (1/10 liter) equals 0.845 gill. Liter equals 1.0567 quarts. Decaliter (10 liters) equals 2.6417 gallons. Hectoliter (100 liters) equals 26.417 gallons. Kiloliter (1,000 liters) equals 264.17 gallons.
Page 103 - XIII. Money Orders sent from one country to the other shall be subject, as regards issue and payment to the rules in force in the country of origin and in the country of destination with regard to the issue and payment of internal Money Orders.

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