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The Nationality of the Crews in British and in Foreign shipe was as follows:—~·~·
VESSELS.
BRITISH CREW.
AMERICANS
AND EUROPEANS.
ASIATICS.
1918. 1919. 1918. 1919. 1918. | 1919. 1918, 1919,
641 674 86,886 134,307
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EXPORTS.
The corresponding figures relating to ships of European type
of construction, shipping bunker coal, are as follows :—
No.
1918.
1919.
Inerene-
Decrease.
Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.
British,. 162 301
Foreign, 513 656
9,306,19,717
Gleamers,
3.332
751 1,359 9,113 11,725 122,479 150,517
3
4,863,038 | 4,360 7,219,802 | 1,226,2,357,761|
River Steamers. 3,657 2.028,085 | 3,551! 1,928,221
! Sailing Vessels,
7,30G 4
5,356
106
96,864
2,040
Total,
675
967 10,037 21,076 9,754 12,899 208,865 284,824
1919.
Hence in British ships :-
1918.
9.66%
And in Foreign ships—
1918.
1919..
12.74% of the crews were British.
0-58 %
0-83% of the crews were British.
0-66%
0-15% of the crews were other Europeans,
6.88%
77% of the crows
were other Europeans,
89-66 %
86-81 % of the crown+9231 %~92'00% of the crews
were Asiatics.!
were Asiaties.
TRADE.
Detailed and accurate statistics of imports and exports are now collected and published by the Imports and Exports Depart- ment. The rough statements hitherto included in these reports are therefore discontinued.
IMPORTS.
The number and tonnage of ships of European type con- struction carrying cargo for import and transit, compared with 1918, were as follows:-
Total,6,992 6,897,519 8,515 9,153,379 1,2292,357,764
106 101,804
Net Increase,
H
1,123 2,255,860
1918.
1919.
Increase.
Decrease.
No.
Bunker Coal.
No.
Bunker Coal,
No.
Bunker CCR).
No.
Runker Coal.
Steamers,
3 332
Itiver Steamers, 3,657
357,109 4,560
62,322 3,551
850,386 1,226 493,277
63,439
1,117 106
Total,... 6,989
409,431 8,111
908,826 | 1,226| 494,304|| 306 ||
Net Increase.......... 1,122 491,384
The River Trade, compared with 1918, is shown in the following Table :—
1918.
1919.
Inercase.
Decrease.
No. Tonnage, No. Tononge.
Steamers.
3.337 4,804,648 4,571 7,237,838 1,284 2,272,640| Hiver Steamers, 3,660 2,028,674 3,550 1,917,236
6 13,466 Sailing Vessels,
6,350
No. Tonnage. No. Fonnage.
Year.
Imports.
Exports.
Passengers.
+
+
+
110 111,438
2
8,110
1918,
362,146
399,455
1919,
323,536
928,369
1,410,400
1,873,947
X
Total, 7,003, 6,906,783 8,125 9,159,925 1,234 2,372.690 112 119,648
Nett Increase....... 1,122 2,253,142|
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