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NETHERLANDS-INDIA
In the same year there departed
7,738 steamers
317 motorships 2,783 sailing vessels
with a tonnage of 13,206,652 cubic metres
13
with
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steam or motor craft
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812,221
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625,481
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9,460 51,930
39
68 barges
Total...10,919 vessels
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with a tonnage of 14,705,744
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Import duties are imposed in Java and Madura, the Residencies Sumatra's West-coast, Tapanoeli, Benkoelen, Lampong Districts, Palembang and Banka and Dependencies, the assistant-Residency Billiton, the Residency Djambi, the Division Indragiri of the Residency Riouw and Dependencies, and also in the District Kateman, with Danei now forming part of the Division Karimoen, the Government Sumatra's East-coast, for as much as it forms part of the customs' sphere, the Government Atjeh and Dependencies (Island Wě not included), the Residencies Western-Division and Southern and Eastern Division of Borneo, the Government Celebes and Dependencies, and in the Residencies Menado, Ternate and Dependencies, Amboina, Timor and Dependencies and Baliand Lombok, but not in the islands of the Riouw Residency and the Assistant-Residency S. N. Guinea. The import duty is fixed ad valorem or according to the weight or the dimensions, most of the goods being separately mentioned in the tariff. Most of the metals, machinery, and raw materials, as lime and wood, and articles of art and science are free of import duty. Export duty is only paid on a few articles according to value or quantity. Transit cargo is free.
An excise is charged on inland arrack (only in Java and Madcera), kerosene oil, gas- oline and benzine, on matches of all kinds and on tobacco exported from Java to Borneo.
Commercial intercourse is much advanced by the Steam Navigation Company, "Koninklyke Paketvaart Maatschappij," possessing 86 ocean-steamers and 5 motor-boats plying across the whole Archipelago, and 4 wheelboats for the inland trade. The steamers have splendid accommodation for saloon passengers.
PUBLIC WORKS
On the 1st Jan., 1921, there were in Java 2,628 kilometres of State lines (2.355 kilometres railways, gauge 1.067 m.), 153 kilometres tramways (gauge 1.067 m.) and 120 kilometres tramways (gauge 0.60 m.); and 2,277 kilometres of private lines (210 kilometres railways and 2,067 kilometres tramways); in Sumatra 1,019 kilometres of State lines (245 kilometres railways and 774 kilometres tramways) and 415 kilometres private lines (271 kilometres railways and 144 kilometres tramways).
The gross earnings during the year 1920 were (in millions of guilders):-State railways in Java, 58.9 (48.7 in 1919); State tramways in Java, 1.5 (1.1 in 1919); State railways in Sumatra, 5.0 (4.0 in 1919); State tramways in Sumatra, 3.2 (2.6 in 1919); Private railways, 5.5; Private tramways, 17.3; and in Sumatra private railways, 3.7; and private tramways, 1.4.
On the 1st Jan., 1921, the Government telegraph land lines extended over 11,050 kilometres, the Government telegraph cables over 10,097 kilometres-together, 21,147 ki ometres. Government telephone systems were in operation on the 1st January, 1918, in the districts of Batavia, Semarang, Soerabaja, Buitenzorg, Soekaboemi, Tjiandjoer, Bandoeng, Garoet, Tasikmalaja, Djokjakarta, Soerakarta, Madieen, Djombang, Modjokerto. Pasoeroean, Probolinggo. Djambi, Palembang, Benkoelen, Pontianak, Poerwakarta, Krawang, Bandjarmasin, Tjilatjap, Serang, Rangkasbetoeng, Pandeglang, Menado, Gorontalo, Singaradja, Den Pasar, Ampenan, Kraksaan, Soemenep, Sitoebondo, Telok betong, Malang, Loenadjang, Bangil, Bamdjar, Kertosono, Pamekasan, Amboina, Kediri, Blitar, Kendal, Magelang, Rembang, Rondowoso, Sidoardjo, Blora, Djember, Balatiga, Tjepoe, Koedoes, Pati and Bodjonegoro. The Government telephone service extends over 5,553 kilometres. The balance of revenue and expenditure of the Post and Telegraph service showed a loss of F.2,939,546.37; on the Government telephones it showed a profit of F.505,271.73. The number of Post and Telegraph stations was 654 for Java and Madoera, and 389 for the other islands. The number of Government telephone exchanges was 189, with 18,887 subscribers and 24,790 telephones