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11. The total import tonnage for the year from China was 220,287 metric tons and the weight of the principal imports appear below:

Beans of various descriptions

49,467 metric tons

Bran

41,909

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Vegetable oils of various kinds

26,077

Eggs

18,267

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Sesame

15,215

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Rice

5,148

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Native medicine

3,268

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Poultry

3,065

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Bean noodle

2,764

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Ground nuts

2,718

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Cotton waste

2,376

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Ground nut cakes

2,364

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Fresh vegetables

1,434

Melon seeds

1,419

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Hemp

1,327

Cotton seed cakes

1,229

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Maize

1,125

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1,121

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12. In all, 165,215 head of live pigs were also received into the Colony. This made the receipts from animal traffic better than last year's by $70,947.

13. Goods tonnage in the reverse direction amounted to 33,728 metric tons and again declined by 63.55% due to the embargo. The monetary value was $394,863, a drop of 46.10%.

14. Handling receipts have increased from $258,375 to $390,467, an increase commensurate with the increase in goods traffic tonnage. The transport contracts which are of two years' * duration provide that the contractor shall offer a fixed percent- age to the Railway for each station's coolie labour. The Rail- way collects all charges which are brought to account on invoices or miscellaneous way-bills, and the balance after deducting the The appropriate percentage is returned to the contractor. system works extremely well since it affords an equality of gain or sacrifice both to the Railway Administration and the con- tractor.

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