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The Nationality of the Crews in British and in Foreign ships was as follows:-
AMERICANO
VESSELS.
BRITISH CREW.
AND
ASIATICS.
EUROPEANS.
1919. 1920.
1919. 1920. 1919. 1820. 1919. 1920.
British,
301
Foreign,- 656
830 | 19,717 26.284 674 1,214 184,307 140,582
597 1,339|| 1,750 11,725 24,542 150,517 150,617
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EXPORTS.
The corresponding figures relating to ships of European type of construction, shipping bunker coal, are as follows:-
1919.
1920.
Increase.
Decrease.
No. Tonnage. No. Tunange. No. Tonnage, No. Torange.
Steamers,... 4,580 7,219,802 4,784 8,773,015
River Steamera, 8,551| 1,928,221 | 3,438 1,916,191
Bailing Venesis
+
6,364
224*1,853,214,
***
...
13 13,030
5,356
Total,
957
927 | 21,076 28,034 12,399 25,756 284,824 291,499
1910.
Hence in British ships :--
1920.
12.74 X
15-55 of the crews were British.
7910.
0-83
And in Foreign ships:—
1920,
0-99% of the crews were British.
0.45%
0-72 % of the crows WOTO other Europeanu.
7-17 13.81% of the crews
were other Europeans.
86-81 2
83-66 % of the crews 92-00 % woro Asiatics.
85.13% of the crews
werd Asiatics.
TRADE.
Detailed and accurate statistica of imports and exports are now collected and published by the Imports and Exports Depart-
ment.
IMPORTS.
The number and tonnage of ships of European type con- struction carrying cargo for import and transit, compared with 1919, were as follows:-
1920,
Increase.
Decrease.
Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnaga.
Total... 8,115
9,159,370 8,115 | 10,089,207
224 1,658,214
17 17,186
Net Incre, ......
207 1,536,825
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1919.
1920.
Increase.
Ko.
Bucker Coal.
No.
Bunker Coxl.
No.
Bunker Coal.
No.
Decrease.
Bunker COAL,
Stenmers, ...... 4,580
River Stemmer 3,631
860,386 4,784
48,139 9,488
164,707 224
63,486
385,679
ETHE
10,047
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Total.... 9,111
903,826 8,227 528,193 224
10,047
19 1388.470
Net Incresa...am
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:
315,632
The River Trade, compared with 1919, is shown in the following Table :-
1019,
No,
Year.
Imports.
Exports.
Passengers.
5,356
Femerk........ 4,573 7,287,935 4.807 8.801.620 236 1,864,287 River Steamer,) 3,580 | 1,917,288 | 8,441 | 1,918,064 Bailing Vessels, 4
828 109
5.968
1919,
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323,536
328,669
1,373,947
Total...... 8,125 9,189,925 | 8,248 10,719,684 235 1,866,115 115: 6,356
Nett Increase..... 193 1,559,750
1920,
345,514
317,512
1,656,306
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