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The Nationality of the Crews in British and in Foreign Ships was as follows:-
AMERICANS
VESSELS.
BRITISH CREW.
AND OTHER
ASIATICS,
EUROPEANS.
1922. 1923. 1922. 1923.
1922. 1923. 1922. 1923.
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EXPORTS.
The corresponding figures relating to ships of European type
of construction, shipping bunker coal, are as follows:-
1922.
1923.
Increase.
Decrease.
97
1
410
British, .
529 28,161 81,710 1,235 2,263|180,330303,231 Foreign, 682 | 655 1,796 1,088 27,586 35,558 151,338 267,770
1,088
No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.
Steamers,
1
5,322 || 10,970,458 6,316 12,415,025 994 1,944,567
River Steamers. 3,558 2,234.345 3,948 3,202,189 890 967.8441
Sailing Vessels,
+
44
T
Total,
1,092 1,184 |29,957
29,957 82,798
798 28,821 37,821 331,668 571,001
Total,... *,881 13,204.847 10,264 | 16,117,214 1,384 2,912,411|
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Hence in British ships :- 1922. 1923. 13:43% 21.10% of the crews were British. 0.59 % 0.59% of the crews were other Europeans. 85-98 % 78-31% of the crews were Asiatics.
And in Foreign ships :
1922. 1923. 1:00 %
0:36 % of the crews
were British, 15:42 % 11.68% of the crews werc other Europeaus. 88.58% 87-96 % of the crews were Asiaties.
Net Increase. .....
1,383 2,912,367
100·00 % 100.00 %
100·00 % 100-00 %
Trade.
1922.
1923.
Increase.
Decrease.
No.
Bunker Coal.
No.
Bunker Coal.
No.
Banker Coal.
No.
Bunker Coal,
Steamers,
5,322
River Steamers, 3,558 :
£39,734 6,316
59.159 3,948
548,324 9944 103,590
+
62.787 350 3,578
Detailed statistics of imports and exports are collected and published by the Imports and Exports Department.
Imports.
The number and tonnage of ships of European type of con- struction carrying cargo for import and transit, compared with 1922 were as follows:-
1922,
1923.
Increase.
Decrease.
No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.
Steamers......... 5,81811,000,701 | 6,321 12,979,033 1,008|1.978,329| River Steamers, 3,552 2,229,597 | 3,951 3,133,891 399 924.294 Sailing Vessels,
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Total.... 8,871 13,280,345 [10,272 16,132,924 1,402 2,902,628
Nett Increase,......... 1,402 2,902,623
Total.... 8.880
498,893 10,261
G06,06 1,384 107,168
Net decrease........ 1.384 107,168
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The River Trade, compared with 1922, is shown in the following Table :—
Year.
Imports.
Exports.
Passengers.
1922,
353,134
1923,
369,685
452,424
598,849
1,436,134
1,923,909