AnnualReport-1927 — Page 99

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The Nationalities of the Crews in British and in Foreign Ships were as follows:-

VESSELS. BRITISH OTHER EURO-PEANS AND AMERICANS. ASIATICS. 1926. 1927. 1926. 1927. 1926. 1927. British, 339 364 809 1,321 286,579 292,594 Foreign, 530 633 38,618 45,734 149,135 237,818 Total, 869 997 39,427 47,055 435,714 530,412

Hence in British ships

1926. 00.25% of the crews were British. 1927. 00.33% of the crews were British. 1926. 11.24% of the crews were other Europeans & Americans. 1927. 9.68% of the crews were other Europeans & Americans. 1926. 88.51% of the crews were Asiatics. 1927. 90.04% of the crews were Asiatics. 100.00% 100.00%

and in Foreign ships:-

1926. 00.48% of the crews were British. 1927. 00.33% of the crews were British. 1926. 20.50% of the crews were other Europeans & Americans. 1927. 15.75% of the crews were other Europeans & Americans. 1926. 79.17% of the crews were Asiatics. 1927. 83.77% of the crews were Asiatics. 100.00% 100.00%

2.-Trade.

Details of vessels of European type of construction, shipping bunker coal and oil fuel are as follows:---

EXPORTS. 1926. 1927. No. Coal Tons. No. Oil Tons. No. Coal Tons. No. Oil Tons. Steamers, 3,930 252,752 5,316 365,375 88,821 River Steamers, 2,262 41,504 1,353 22,919 586 Total, 6,192 294,256 9,669 458,594 89,407