122
18. The River trade in Imports, Exports and Passengers compared with the previous year was as follows:
Year.
1905,....
1906,
Imports.
Exports.
Passengers.
-294,425
212,649
2,673,202
284,890
223,070
2,561,972
19. The following shows the Junk trade of the Colony for the year :-
IMPORTS.
Foreign Trade,
Local Trade,
..14,183 junks measuring .25,368
.1,307,972 tons.
97
1,019,507
Total,
...39,551
...2,327,479
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Imported 756,942 tons as under :-
Tea,
Fire Crackers,..
Oil, Vegetable,
Rice,.
Catle, (2,634),
Sw/ue, (18,299),
Earth and Stones, General,
2,162 tons.
3,546 1,287
+
7
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645
1,084 77 252,431 195,780
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Total,
756,942
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EXPORTS.
Foreign Trade, Local Trade,
**
13,970 junks measuring 26,248
1,311,439 tons. .1,023,148 *
Total,
40,218
....2,334,587
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Exported 680,516 tons as under:--
Kerosine, (485,190 cases),
Rice and Paddy,
Earth and Stones,
General,
17,328 tons.
197,853 114,571 350,764
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Total,...
680,516