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Appendix "A”.

Table VI.

Total quantities and values of Imports and Exports of MINERAL OILS during the first half years 1981, 1932, 1933 and 1934.

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IMPORTS.

1931

1932

1933

1934

Petrol

Imp. Gallons

$

(Tons

Fuel Oil

1$

4.164.685 3,602,613 87,685 4,215,140

1

5,060,177 3,547,460

6,652,152 3,969,470

7,814,521

2,937,643

85,810 9,618,850

103,123

94.153

4,969,980

4,354,603

(Tons

Diesel Oil

1,344

6,884

682

98,100

485,163

Kerosine

[Imp. Gallons

15,463,951

14,508,080

10,666,443

28,439 9,170,138

9,916,296

7,903,697

4,594,319

3,110,408

Lubricating Oil

Total Tons

Total Imperial Gallons

[Imp. Gallons

780.571

693,053

715,867

1,068,206

$1

989,330

1,071,488

563,716

817,598

87,685

87,154

110,007

94,835

20,409,207

20,261,310

18,034,462

18,052,865

Total $

18,723,379

22,239,595

14,582,648

11,248,691

Tons

28,287

Total Exports

Average Rate of Exchange for whole year

Imperial Gallons

S

16,937,860 14,349,848

30.726 18,175,045 13,749,749

52.594 15,776,385 11,882,644

}

78.138 6,134,368 6,951.881

1/02

1/3

1/4

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