15. The principal commodities imported by rail into the Colony during the period under review are shown below:
Apples
9,749 metric tons
Bean noodles (pressed)
1,401
"
Beer
1.783
Cardboard
3,903
>>
"
Caustic soda
2,988
>>
**
Chinese medicines
4,108
??
>>
Cotton piece goods
5,395
25
39
#
Eggs
16,980
21
梦梦
Fresh vegetables
13,389
**
95
Glass sheets
Iron nails
8,627 2,576
""
15
Malthoid roofing
1,903
**
Newsprinting paper
9,610
涉事
Oranges
***
3,246
Pears
7,206
>>
Potatoes
Pressed wood
10,425
**
**
1.128
多多
Soda
Tiles
Timber
Tomatoes
Vegetables (preserved)
Water chestnuts
2,114
**
1,545
"
29
1,699
>>
**
1,726
>>
梦修
1,158
1,846
梦梦
16. The number of livestock arriving in like manner for the same period is as follows:
Buffaloes
Cows
6 head 131
Goats
Pigs
626 252,443
>>
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17. The number of cold storage wagons sent over to the British Section by the Chinese Section totalled 264; these conveyed 1,861 tons of frozen prawns and fish, 1,156 tons of fresh fruits, 687 tons of fresh vegetables, 677 tons of frozen poultry, 385 tons of eggs, 94 tons of frozen meat and 78 tons of lard.
18. Although goods traffic dropped during the year, goods handling charges increased by $83,077 or 13.07% over those of the previous year, owing to higher rebates offered by the Contractors.
19. Details relating to goods traffic are shown in Appendix VII. 20. Operation. During the year, three diesel electric locomotives were delivered by Clyde Engineering Co. Pty. Ltd. of Sydney, Australia. Two arrived per s.s. 'Nellore' on 10th June, 1957 and the last per
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