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The Nationalities of the Crews in British and in Foreign Ships were as follows:-
'OTHER EURO-
VESSELS.
BRITISH CREW.
PEANS AND AMERICANS.
ASIATICS.
1925. 1926. 1925. 1926. 1925. 1926. 1925.
1926.
British, 371 339 32,498 36,391 1,320 809 165,776 286,579
Foreign, 644 530 741 611 39,395 38,618 (175,884 149,135
Total, 1,015 869 33,239 37,002 40,715 39,427 341,660 435,714
Hence in British ships :—
1925.
1926.
16:28 %
11 24% of the crews were British.
00-25% of the crews
% 99.00
83.06 %
100-00 %
were other Europeans & Americans.
and in Foreign ships-
1925. 1926. 00:34 %
00-33% of the crews were British.
18:24 % 20-50% of the crews
88 51% of the crews 81-42 % were Asiatics.
% 00-001
were other
Europeans & Americans,
79-17% of the crews
were Asiatics.
100.00
100·00%
'TRADE.
The number and tonnage of ships of European type of construction carrying cargo for import and transit compared with 1925 were as follows:-
Steamers,
River Steamers, Sailing Vessels,
Total,
1925.
No.
1926.
Decrease.
Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage
4,776 11,810,938 3,930 10,619,560 846 1,191,378 3,085 2,947,848 2,244 2,775,474 841 172,374
7,861 14,758,786 6,174 13,395,034 1,687 1,363,752
1,687 1,363,752
Decreasc..
EXPORTS.
1925.
1926.
Increase.
Decrease.
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tounage.
4,903 | 11,842,836 | 3,930 10,695,136| 2,239 2,960,145 2,262 2,805,690
7,142, 14,802,981 6,192 13,500,826 |
973
1,147,700
:
154,455
973
1,302,155
Nett Decrease, ...
950
1,302,155
The corresponding figures relating to ships of European type of construction, shipping bunker
coal, are as follows:-
River Steamers,
Steamers,
Total,
―
1925.
1926.
Increase.
Decrease.
No.
Bunker
Coal. Tons.
No.
Bunker
Coal. Tons.
No.
Bunker
Coal. Tons.
No.
Bunker
Coal. Tons.
Steamers,
River Steamers,
4,903
2,239
355,707: 3,930
94,061 2,262
41,504 252,752
973
97
Total,..
7,142
Nett Decrease, 149,768 6,192 |
294,256
23
816
096
102,955
52,557
155,512
155,512
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