CO129-484 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [1-7] — Page 252

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The Nationality of the Crews in British and in Foreign Ships was as follows:-

AMERICANS AND OTHER EUROPEANS.

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EXPORTS.

The corresponding figures relating to ships of European type

of construction, shipping buaker coal, are as follows:-

VESSELS.

BRITISH CREW,

ASIATICE.

1921. 1922.

1921. 1922.

1921. 1922. 1921. 1922.

British, 343 410 25,262 28,16|| 600 1,235 176,476 180,330

682 Foreign,.! 645

1,722 1,796 22,927 27,586 171,168151,838

Total, 988 1,092 29,984 29,957 23,527 28,821 347,644 331,668

Hence in British ships:-

1921.

1922.

And in Foreign ships :-

1921. 1922.

0.29 %

13-76 13-43% of the erowa were British. 0-59% of the crews were other Europeans. 85-95% 85-98% of the crews wore Asiutics.

0-88 %

100% of the crews

were British. 11-71% 15-42 % of the crews were other Europeans, 87-41 % 83-58% of the crews wero Asiatics.

10000 % 100·00 %

100.00% 100-00 %

Gal3

Trade.

Detailed and accurate statistics of imports and exports are collected and published by the Imports and Exports Depart-

ment.

Imports.

The number and tonnage of ships of European typo of con- struction carrying cargo for import and transit, compared with 1921 were as follows:→

1921.

1922.

Increase.

Decrease.

No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.

Steamers,****

5,226 | 10,020,769 6,322 10,970,468

River Steamers, 8,775 | 2,048,391 3,558|| 2,231,345

Sailing Vessels, t

580

96 048,689

17

11 P

188,754 214

1

#

4.

536

Total... 9,002 12,060,040 8,881 13,204.846

96 1,135,443 216

530

Nel increase,

1,184,007 120

H

1921.

1922.

Increase.

Decrease.

No.

Bunker Coal.

No.

Bunker Coal.

No.

Bunker Coal,

No.

Butzker Conl.

Steamers,

5,226

River Steamers, 3,775

508,793 5.322 +39,731 96

69,906 3,358 69,169 | 217

68,059

10,747

Totul.... 9,001

578,600 8,880 498,893 318

!

Net decrease....... 313

79,806

79,806

1921.

1922.

Increase.

Decrease.

No, Tonnage. No. Tonnage.

No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage

The River Trade, compared with 1921, is shown in the following Table :-

5,231 10,048,842 5,818 11,000,704 River Steamers, 8,778 2,050,791 3,552; 2,229,597 Sailing Vessels, }

87 916,862

178,806 224

Year,

Imports.

Exports.

Passengers.

580

+4

536

Total,... 9010 12,095,213 8,871 | 39,230,345 |

87 1,135,668 226 536

1921,

412,274

358,683

1,790,062

1922,

353,184

452,424

1,436,434

Nett Increase,.........

I

1,185,182 189

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