CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12] — Page 111

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

AMERICANS

VESSELS.

BRITISH CREW.

AND OTHER

ASIATICS,

EUROPEANS.

1922. 1923. 1922. 1923.

1922. 1923. 1922. 1923.

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EXPORTS.

The corresponding figures relating to ships of European type

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

1922.

1923.

Increase.

Decrease.

97

1

410

British, .

529 28,161 81,710 1,235 2,263|180,330303,231 Foreign, 682 | 655 1,796 1,088 27,586 35,558 151,338 267,770

1,088

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

Steamers,

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5,322 || 10,970,458 6,316 12,415,025 994 1,944,567

River Steamers. 3,558 2,234.345 3,948 3,202,189 890 967.8441

Sailing Vessels,

+

44

T

Total,

1,092 1,184 |29,957

29,957 82,798

798 28,821 37,821 331,668 571,001

Total,... *,881 13,204.847 10,264 | 16,117,214 1,384 2,912,411|

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Hence in British ships :- 1922. 1923. 13:43% 21.10% of the crews were British. 0.59 % 0.59% of the crews were other Europeans. 85-98 % 78-31% of the crews were Asiatics.

And in Foreign ships :

1922. 1923. 1:00 %

0:36 % of the crews

were British, 15:42 % 11.68% of the crews werc other Europeaus. 88.58% 87-96 % of the crews were Asiaties.

Net Increase. .....

1,383 2,912,367

100·00 % 100.00 %

100·00 % 100-00 %

Trade.

1922.

1923.

Increase.

Decrease.

No.

Bunker Coal.

No.

Bunker Coal.

No.

Banker Coal.

No.

Bunker Coal,

Steamers,

5,322

River Steamers, 3,558 :

£39,734 6,316

59.159 3,948

548,324 9944 103,590

+

62.787 350 3,578

Detailed statistics of imports and exports are collected and published by the Imports and Exports Department.

Imports.

The number and tonnage of ships of European type of con- struction carrying cargo for import and transit, compared with 1922 were as follows:-

1922,

1923.

Increase.

Decrease.

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

Steamers......... 5,81811,000,701 | 6,321 12,979,033 1,008|1.978,329| River Steamers, 3,552 2,229,597 | 3,951 3,133,891 399 924.294 Sailing Vessels,

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Total.... 8,871 13,280,345 [10,272 16,132,924 1,402 2,902,628

Nett Increase,......... 1,402 2,902,623

Total.... 8.880

498,893 10,261

G06,06 1,384 107,168

Net decrease........ 1.384 107,168

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The River Trade, compared with 1922, is shown in the following Table :—

Year.

Imports.

Exports.

Passengers.

1922,

353,134

1923,

369,685

452,424

598,849

1,436,134

1,923,909