Foreign Ministers in the Republic.
| Italian | —Minister, Commander Jose Anfora, Duke of Lucignano. |
| 1st Secretary, E. Ferrara Dentrice. | |
| 2d Secretary, Emanuel Berti. | |
| Portuguese | —Minister, Viscount de Favia. |
| German | —Minister, Dr. R. Kranel. |
| Secretary, G. von Pilgrim Ballazzi. | |
| Brazilian | —Minister, Don Pedro C. Alfonso Carvalto. |
| Argentine | —Minister, Don Enrique B. Moreno. |
| Secretary, Solano Torres Cabura. | |
| British | —Minister, Hon. Ernest M. Latou. |
| Austrian | —Minister, Baron of Salzberg. |
| Spain | —Minister, Don Jose de la Rica y Calvo. |
| Secretary, A. Alava y Amoros. | |
| Belgian | —Minister, Mr. Ernest Van Bruyssel. |
| French | —Minister, Mr. A. Bourcier Saint Chaffray. |
| Secretary, J. A. Larret. | |
| Saint Marinan | —Minister, Don Francisco Brin. |
| Secretary, Arthero Brin. | |
| Equatorian | —Minister, Don. Francisco A. Gomez. |
| Swiss | —Minister, Coronel E. Rode. |
| Secretary, J. Choffar. | |
| Chancellor, F. Chury. | |
| Paraguayan | —Minister, Don Jose Segundo Decond. |
Foreign Consuls in the Republic.
| Consul | Vice | Consular | ||
| Countries. | General. | Consuls. | Consuls. | Agents. |
| Argentine Republic, | 1 | 12 | 5 | .. |
| Brazil, | 2 | .. | 6 | 3 |
| Chile, | 1 | .. | 1 | .. |
| Bolivy, | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Peru, | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Equator, | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Nicaragua, | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Salvador, | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| United States of America, .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| France, | 1 | .. | .. | 8 |
| Italy, | 1 | .. | 1 | 8 |
| Portugal, | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
| Great Britain, | 1 | .. | 6 | .. |
| Spain, | 1 | .. | 20 | .. |
| Belgium, | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Sweden, | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Denmark, | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Hawai, | .. | 1 | 1 | .. |
| Switzerland, | .. | 1 | 2 | .. |
| Holland, | 1 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Paraguay, | 1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Germany, | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Columbia, | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Russia, | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Austria, | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Saint Marinan, | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Mexico, | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
| Venezuela, | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Custom-House.
The Montevideo custom-house produces the principal revenue the public treasury counts with. The other custom-houses all over the littoral and in the Brazilian frontiers are comparatively a great deal less important.
Imports have to pay general duties ad valorem, which vary between 8 and 51 per cent., and also specific duties, such as for wine, brandy, tobacco, rice, sugar, petroleum, olive oil, beer, matches, etc.
There is a law regulating these specific duties.
According to the law of the year 1888 all national products were free from duty; but in the year 1890 a new law restored the specific duty.