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The Nationality of the Crews in British and in Foreign Ships was as follows:-
VESSELS. BRITISH CREW. AMERICANSAND OTHER
EUROPEANS. ASIATICS. 1922. 1923. 1922. 1923. 1922. 1923. 1922. 1923. British, 410 529 28,161 81,710 1,233 2,263 180,330 303,231 Foreign, 682 655 1,796 1,088 27,586 35,558 151,538 267,770 Total, 1,092 1,184
Hence in British ships :-
1922. 1923. 38,798 25,321 37,821 37,821 331,668 571,00113.43% 21·10% of the crews
And in Foreign ships :
1922. 1923. 1·00% 0·36% 15·42% 11.68% 0.59% 0.59%were British.
were British. 0.59% of the crews were other Europeans.
85·98% 78·31% of the crews were Asiatics.
100.00% 100·00%
100.00% 100.00%
were other Europeans.
83·58% 87·96% of the crews were Asiatics.
Trade.
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 construction 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, 5,318 11,000,704 6,321 12,979,033 1,003 1,978,329 River Steamers, 3,552 2,220,507 3,951 3,153,891 399 924,294 Sailing Vessels, Total, 8,871 13,230,345 10,272 16,132,924 1,402 2,902,623 Nett Increase, 1,102 2,902,623