The Nationalities of the Crews in British and in Foreign Ships were as follows:
BRITISH OTHER EURO-PEANS AND AMERICANS ASIATICS 1927 1928 1927 1928 1927 1928 British Vessels 364 371 1,321 1,374 292,594 411,717 Foreign Vessels 633 647 765 1,018 237,818 236,150 Total 997 1,018 2,086 2,392 530,412 647,867
Hence in British ships:
1927: 9.68% of the crews were British, 00.33% of the crews were other Europeans & Americans.
1928: 9.03% of the crews were British, 00.30% of the crews were other Europeans & Americans.
1927: 90.04% of the crews were Asiatics.
1928: 90.67% of the crews were Asiatics.
And in Foreign ships:
1927: 00.48% of the crews were British, 15.75% of the crews were other Europeans & Americans.
1928: 00.26% of the crews were British, 16.55% of the crews were other Europeans & Americans.
1927: 83.77% of the crews were Asiatics.
1928: 83.19% of the crews were Asiatics.
2.—Trade.
Details of vessels of European type of construction, shipping bunker coal and oil fuel are as follows:-
1927 1928 E PORTS No. Tons No. Tons Steamers, Coal 5,316 365,375 5,951 327,761 Steamers, Oil 5,316 88,821 5,951 85,407 River Steamers, Coal 4,353 586 3,925 453 River Steamers, Oil 4,353 ... 3,925 ... Total, Coal 9,669 458,591 9,876 413,168 Total, Oil 9,669 89,407 9,876 117,833 Corrected and formatted the text according to the given rules. Reconstructed the tables and ensured that the original content is preserved. Replaced a missing value with `...` as per the rules.