Thus, 16 per cent of the officers serving in Foreign ships were of British nationality, with a decrease in the number of officers and an increase in the number of ships.
The Nationality of the Crews in British and in Foreign Ships was as follows:-
VESSELS. BRITISH CREW. AMERICANS AND EUROPEANS. ASIATICS. 1917. 1918. 1917. 1918. 1917. 1918. British, 259 162 12,889 9,306 106,555 86,386 Foreign, 491 513 1,026 751 123,219 122,479 Total, 750 675 13,915 10,057 229,774 208,865Hence in British ships:-
1917. 1918. 10.72 % 9.66% of the crews were British. 0·58 % 0.66% of the crews were other Europeans. 88·70 % 89·68 % of the crews were Asiatics.And in Foreign ships :-
1917. 1918. 0.75 % 0.58 % of the crews were British. 8.83 % 6.88 % of the crews were other Europeans. 90·42 % 92·54 % of the crews were Asiatics.TRADE.
As pointed out in previous years the figures which are given are meagre, and of little value, being derived from reports of ship masters which are given in round figures and several items of cargo are only entered under the heading "General".
In a few cases, I can however give more accurate figures and these are:-
1917.
IMPORTS.
These show a decrease of 1,041,917 tons compared with the year
Increases are shown under the headings Beans, Flour, Liquid Fuel, Rice, Sandalwood, Sugar, Timber, and General Cargo, while decreases are shown in Bulk and Case Oil, Coal, Cotton and Cotton Yarn, Rattan, and Transit Cargo.
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Thus, 16 per cent of the officers serving in Foreign ships were of British nationality, with a decrease in the number of officers and an increase in the number of ships.
The Nationality of the Crews in British and in Foreign Ships was as follows:-
AMERICANS
VESSELS.
BRITISH CREW.
AND EUROPEANS.
ASIATICS.
1917. 1918. 1917, 1918. 1917. 1918. 1917. 1918.
·
British, 259 162 12,889 | 9,306 699
641106,555 86,386
Foreign,. 491
513
1,026 75112,030 9,113 123,219 122,479
Total,
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750 675 13,915 10,057 12,729 9,754 229,774 208,865
Hence in British ships:-
And in Foreign ships :-
1917.
1918.
1917.
1918.
10.72 %
9.66% of the crews were British.
0-75 %
0'58 % of the crews
were British.
0-58 %
0.66% of the crews were other Europeans.
8.83 %
6.88 % of the crews
were other Europeans.
88·70 %
89-68 % of the crews
90-42 %
were Asiatics.
92:54 % of the crews were Asiatics.
TRADE.
As pointed out in previous years the figures which are given are meagre, and of little value, being derived from reports of ship masters which are given in round figures and several items of cargo are only entered under the heading "General".
In a few cases, I can however give more accurate figures and these are:-
1917.
IMPORTS.
These show a decrease of 1,041,917 tons compared with the year
Increases are shewn under the headings Beans, Flour, Liquid Fuel, Rice, Sandalwood, Sugar, Timber, and General Cargo, while decreases are shewn in Bulk and Case Oil, Coal, Cotton and Cotton Yarn, Rattan, and Transit Cargo.
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