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The actual number of individual Ocean-going Vessels of European construction during the year 1919 was 957 of which 301 were British and 656 Foreign. In 1918 the corresponding figures were 675 of which 162 were British and 513 Foreign.

These 957 ships measured 2,230,105 tons. They entered 4,575 times and gave a collective tonnage of 7,242,689. Thus 282 more ships entered 1,232 more times and gave a collective tonnage greater by 2,364,580 tons, an average of 1,919-3 tons per entry.

The 301 British ships carried 2,408 British officers and 32 Foreign officers, the latter consisting of 5 Norwegians, 18 Americans, 2 Danish, 2 Swedish, 1 Roumanian, 3 Russians, and 1 Greek.

Thus, the proportion of Foreign officers in British ships was 1:33 per cent., comprising 7 nationalities, a decrease of 40 per cent.. with a decrease in number of officers and an increase in ships.

The 656 Foreign ships carried 4,659 officers, of whom 78 were British, as follows:-

1918.

1919.

In Chinese ships

45

34

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Japanese ships

2

2

11

French ships..

1

I

United States ships

9

26

F

Greek ships

15

57

78

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EXPORTS

The corresponding figures relating to ships of European type of construction, shipping bunker coal, are as follows:-

1818.

1910.

Increase

No. Tonnage No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.

#

Decrease

No. Torage.

12

99,884

2,040

Steamers

River Steamers

Sailing Vessels

3,332

9,657

4,882,038 4.560 7,219,802

2,028,083 3.551 1,928,221

7,398 4

5 356

1,228

2,357,784

I

即

1

Total

6,992 8,897,519 9,135

9.153.379 1.229

2,357,754 106

101.804

Net Increase

1,123

2,255,889

Thus 16 per cent, of the officers serving in Foreign ships were of British nationality, with an increase in the number of officers and an increase in the number of ships.

TRADI.

Detailed and accurate statistics of imports and exports are now collected and published by the Imports and Exports Department. The rough statements hitherto included in these reports are therefore discontinued.

• IMPORTS.

The number and tonnage of ships of European type construction carrying cargo for import and transit, compared with 1918, were

as follows:-

1918

1919.

Increase.

Decrease.

No.

Bunker Conl

No.

Bunker Coal.

No.

Bunker

Coal

No.

Bonber

Conl

Steamers

River SteamSETS

3.332

3,657

357,108 4,580 850,986 1,228

$2,322 3,551 53.439

-498,277

1007

108

Total

6,989

409,431 8,111 909,82.5 1,228

494.394 106

Net Increase

1.122 494,394

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The River Trade, compared with 1918, is shown in the tollowing

Table:-

1218.

1919.

Increase.

Decrease.

No.

Tonnage. No.

Tonnage, No. Tonnage.

No,

Tonnage.

Steamers

3.337

River Steamers

3,860

Sailing Vessels

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4,864,643 4,571 2,028,674 13,468

3,550

7,237,333 1.234 2,372,600 1,917,238

4

5.356

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211.438

2

8,110

1918

Total

7,003

6,900.788

8,125

Nett Increase

9,159,925 1,234 2.972,690 112

(19,549

1,122 2,258,142

1919

(2850)

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#

Year.

Imports. Tems

A

Exports.

Passengers.

what

362,146

323,536

399,458

328,369

1,410,400

1,373,947

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