. Chile today and tomorrow . Coquimbo, the Capital of North Chile. Ancud, the Port of Chiloe Island. Zapallar, a beautiful Chilean Watering Place. TRANSPORT SYSTEMS 261 inadequately equipped for the increasing work re-quired. A special Government Commission, latelyconsidering the question of more sea gateways, has de-cided that forty or so of the points along the Chileancoast should be improved for the reception of inter-national shipping. The Commissions recommendations necessitate theexpenditure of at least six million pounds sterling, orlet us say the whole of the taxes upon nitrate exports
. Chile today and tomorrow . Coquimbo, the Capital of North Chile. Ancud, the Port of Chiloe Island. Zapallar, a beautiful Chilean Watering Place. TRANSPORT SYSTEMS 261 inadequately equipped for the increasing work re-quired. A special Government Commission, latelyconsidering the question of more sea gateways, has de-cided that forty or so of the points along the Chileancoast should be improved for the reception of inter-national shipping. The Commissions recommendations necessitate theexpenditure of at least six million pounds sterling, orlet us say the whole of the taxes upon nitrate exportsduring one prosperous year. The sum will in all prob-ability be raised, according to need, year by year, bymeans of exterior loans. According to the projects, Valparaiso will be al-lotted a further million and a half pounds; Valdivia,Lebu, Talcahuano and Constitucion, about one millioneach; Puerto Montt, a preliminary £150,000; Tome(at the north of Concepcion Bay) and Pichilemu, £40,-000 each; with smaller sums for Iquique
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