AnnualReport-1920

The Nationality of the Crews in British and in Foreign ships was as follows:--

VESSELS. BRITISH CREW. EUROPEANS. AND ASIATICS. 1919. 1920. 1919. 1920. 1919. 1920. British, 301 330 19,717 26,284 Foreign, 656 597 1,214 1,359 134,307 140,882 1,750 1,750 11,725 24,542 150,517 150,617 Total, 957 927 21,076 28,034 12,399 25,756 284,824 291,499

Hence in British ships :-

1919. 1920. 12.74% 15.55% of the crews were British. 0.83% 0.99% of the crews were British.

And in Foreign ships: -

1919. 1920. 0.45% 0.72% of the crews were other Europeans. 7.17% 13.81% of the crews were other Europeans. 86.81% 83.66% of the crews were Asiatics. 92.00% 85.13% of the crews were Asiatics.

TRADE.

Detailed and accurate statistics of imports and exports are now collected and published by the Imports and Exports Department.

IMPORTS.

The number and tonnage of ships of European type construction carrying cargo for import and transit, compared with 1919, were as follows:

1919. 1920. Increase. Decrease. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. Steamers, 4,571 7,237,333 4,807 8,801,620 River Steamers, 3,550 1,917,236 3,441 1,918,064 Sailing Vessels, 236 1,564,287 828 109 5,356 592 1,365,115 109 5,356 Total, 8,125 9,159,925 8,248 10,719,684 Nett Increase 123 1,559,759