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it would pave the way towards resuscitating Malta's shipping. and we believe that if the postal contract could be secured by a Maltese company the island, and in the times of sailing vessels a large fleet was owned in Malta, the formation of steamship companies in Malta. There is no lack of capital in 20. The Government, by giving the contract to a local company, would encourage
of £7,000, the Adria again stepped in and secured the contract. take a first-class service by a swift steamer suitable for passengers for a subsidy service of Malta; but as soon as an offer was made by a Maltese company to under-
Such
is the only way in which we can hope for a substantial increase in the shipping Any reasonable expenditure for such improvements would be fully ports of the Mediterranean, particularly as regards transhipments of goods, which improvements, if carried out, would put our port more on a level with other modern for the landing of cargoes, and reorganization of the pilot service, etc. cranes on the quays, concentration of verandahs and warehouses, better facilities facilitating operations connected with shipping, such as the erection of powerful 21. Measures might be suggested to attract British shipping in the way of
justified.
of Malta.
STATISTICAL RETURN OF PRINCIPAL IMPORTS INTO MALTA FROM 1ST APRIL, 1910, TO 31ST MARCH, 1914, SHOWING SEPARATELY IMPORTS
FROM GERMANY AND AUSTRIA AND THEIR RATIO TO TOTAL IMPORTS.
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1910-1911.
1911-1912.
1912-1913.
1918-1914.
Germany.] Austria. Total. Percent-
Germany. Austria.
Total.
Percent- Germany. Austria Total.
Percent-Germany,
Austria. Total.
agó.
age.
age.
Percent-
age.
Foodstuffs.
£
£
£
બે
£
£
£
£
£
Coffee...
1,618 17,545
10
8,551
27,037
12
Malt and Extracts
927 1,187
88
13
1,034
1,686
67
Milk
2,705
61 15,598
161
2,505
18,058
14
Cotton Seed
3,127
671 31,941
18
688
80,864
2
829
354
2,746
158
48
2,744
£
24,204
બ
£
£
11
2,403
20,186
13
475
931
180
306
59
15,719
2+
421
627
16,554
6
31,542
10
86
32,968
0.01
Potatoes
1
1,847 25,723
7
8,445
27,144
12
4,078
27,582
14
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1,730
27,599
.6
Pulse (not caravances)
808 4,486
18
2,139
5,592
88+
807 4,266
19
1,826
6,278
21
Rice
8,282
708 8,190
50 2,719
829
8,078
48
Spirits
1,890
854 24,991
9
1,804
1,942
28,625
3,860
12 1,860
377
9,248
40
3,197
849
8,479
48
1,162
28,292
12
Bugar...
6,589
55,173
76,508
81
10,810
58,585
82,958
88 8,935 53,985 79,099
79
2,102 1,622 4,937 46,526 62,588
24,920
141
89
Raw Materials.
Wood and Timber
62
222232
7,755 16,488
48
681
11,461
25,859
47
123 10,139 24,164 411
670
10,985
21,974
50
Manufactured Goods.
Brushware
200
9 1,198
17
888
77 1,181
41
816
9 1,065
331
818
Clocks and Watches...
157
268
872
48
187
106
599
50
282
27
576
68
267
I
156
1,211
25
609
71
Farthenware...
669
172 10,488
8
1,154
64 11,752
10
806
97 14,653
6
1,201
499 10,599
17
Electrical Goods
149
226
4,003
10
229
115 [8,225
11
87
112 4,427
345
63 3,888
10
Furniture
498
1,161
6,504
25
271
1,148 8,207
46
45
1,522 2,653
69
70
846 1,771
B2
Glass and Ware
1,641
980 8,962
29
1,666
846 8,305
981
2,339
757
9,801
93
8,44)
843 11,211
38
Hosiery
1,502
160
8,408
20
2,186
115
9,971
25
1,784
88 9,802
20
2,312
18
9,409
25
India-rubber
848
109 1,881
88
424
66
1,876
25
701
146 2,247
38
587
69 1,718
38
Musical Instruments
1,874
54 2,985
50
1,469
Leather Gooda
1,242
2,314 16,226
22
1,598
Hardware
1,772
278 9,111
28
2,210
197
1,603
878
Silver and Plated Goods
272
26 3,085
7
429
8,498
17,184
9,651
2,296
50
19
1,397
2,811
221 3,538
49
1,485
87
8,848
42
583 17,251
20
2,155
647 19,596
14
Paper
870
1,278
11,404
19
1,807 1,647 18,450
Woollen Goods
1,367
977 28,716
8
2,887
2,582 35,668
Matcher
847
201 4,689
23
1,058
952 5,262
144
88+
27 3,161
20 461
221 1,631
2,876
264 10,578
934
42 2,957
17
4,472
228
332 12,668
40
1,944
12
1,327
11,714
25
1,718 1,828
1,494 33,566
16
984
1,470 4,518
55
Ironmongery and Machinery 4,891
782 66,858
8 6,821 1,817 45,558
18 2,609
321 39,590
7
2,416
1,671
3,652
12,410
1,836 84,871
28
11
1,519 4,968
62
811
40,010
10
The figures represent value in £ sterling, and the percentages the proportion of enemy compared with total imports.
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