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The Nationalities of the Crews in British and in Foreign Ships were as follows:-
OTHER EURO-
VESSELS.
BRITISH CREW.
ASIATICS.
PEANS AND AMERICANS.
1923. 1924. 1923. 1924. 1923. 1924. 1923. 1924.
British,..! 529 416 81,710 36,666 | 2,263| 479 303,231 209,151
Foreign, 655 707 1,088 1,708 35,558 44,841 267,770′226,048
Total,
1,184 1,123 82,798 38,374 37,821 45,320 571,001 435,199
Hence in British ships :
-:
2nd in Foreign ships:
1923.
1924.
21-10%
00:59 %
14.89% of the crews were British. 00-20% of the crews were other Europeans & Americans.
1923. 00:36 %
1924.
11.68 %
00-63% of the crews were British. 16-45% of the crews
were other
Europeaus & Americans,
7881 %
84.91% of the crews
87.96 %
82.92% of the crews
were Asiaties.
were Asiatics.
100·00% 100·00%
% 00.001 % 00.001
Trade.
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 construction carrying cargo for import and transit compared with 1923 were as follows:-
Steamers,
1924.
1923.
No. Tonnage.
No. Tonnage.
6.321 12,979,033
River Steamers,| 3,931 | 3,153,89) Sailing Vessels,
Total,
Increase.
Decrease.
No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.
6,484 | 13,809,974 163 830,941 4,715 3,632,438 764 478,547
|10,272|16,132,924 |11,199 | 17,442,412 927 1.309,488
Nett Increase....... 927 1,509,488
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EXPORTS.
1923.
1924.
Increase.
Decrease.
No. Tonnage.
8,732,570 Tounage.
No. 6,316|12,915,025. 6,487 14,064,856 | 3,948 3,202,189 | 4,723
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
171
775
1,149,831
530,381
***
...
Total,
10,264 16,117,214|11,210 17,797,426 |
946
1,680,212
Net Increase,................
976
1,680,212
The corresponding figures relating to ships of European type of construction, shipping bunker
coal, are as follows:-
Steamers, ......... River Steamers, Sailing Vessels,
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1923.
1924.
Increase.
Decrease.
No.
Bunker
Coal.
No.
Bunker
Coal.
No.
Bunker
Coal.
No.
Steamers,
River Steamers, .......................................
Total,.
6,316
3,948
10,264
548,324 6,487
506,520
171
Bunker
Coal.
136,804
62,737 · 4,723 |
606,061 11,210 |
Nett Increase,..................
9F6
9F6
F6F 262
F26'06
775
28.237
28,237
136,804
108,567
173