The Nationalities of the Crews in British and in Foreign Ships were as follows:-
VESSELS. BRITISH OTHER EURO-PEANS AND AMERICANS. ASIATICS. 1928. 1929. 1928. 1929. 1928. 1929. British, 371 395 41,014 46,399 411,717 423,334 Foreign, 647 676 765 577 47,001 51,920 Total, 1,018 1,071 41,779 46,976 458,718 475,254
Hence in British ships :-
1928. 1929. 09.03 % 09.08% of the crews were British. 00.30 % 00.29 % of the crews were British. 16.55 % 17.41 % of the crews were other Europeans & Americans. 00.26 % 00.19 % of the crews were other Europeans & Americans. 83.19% 82.40 % of the crews were Asiatics. 90.67 % 90.63% of the crews were Asiatics. 100.00 % 100.00 % 100.00 % 100.00 %2.-Trade.
Details of vessels of European type of construction, shipping bunker coal and oil fuel are as follows:-
EXPORTS. 1928. 1929. No. Tons. No. Tons. Steamers.. 5,951 327,761 Coal 6,269 312,708 Coal 85,407 Oil 101,174 Oil River Steamers, 3,925 117,380 Coal 4,543 128,366 Coal 4,543 Oil 4,223 Oil Total, 9,876 413,168 Coal117,833 Oil 10,812 411,074 Coal
101,397 Oil