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35. Similarly, the Export trade of 1896 was represented by 34,402 vessels aggregating 8,049,714 tons carrying 2,647,476 tons of cargo and shipping 413,396 tons of bunker coal.

Canada,

COUNTRY.

CARGO.

SHIPS.

TONS.

DISCHARGED.

Bunker Coal.

CLASS I.

19

52,212

17,247

1

1,486

1,200

71

169,090

31,666

52

131,294

38,590

1

1,015

400

20,354 1,500 680

2

952

1,400

***

1

981

1,229

+

107

214,830

200,439

4,895

254

571,860

291,671

27,329

Cape of Good Hope,........

Continent of Europe,

Great Britain,

Mauritius,

Sandwich Islands,

South America,

United States,

CLASS II.

Australia and New Zealand,

India and Straits Settlements,. Japan,

Java and Indian Archipelago,

North and South Pacific,

Russia in Asia, -

42

61,341

39,490

4,165

292

530,538

282,447

54,030

308

573,965

213,387

28,706

13

17,752

6,030

5,095

1,818

698

200

6,687

4,100

690

667

1,192,101

546,152

92,886

CLASS III.

North Borneo,.

Coast of Chius and Formosa,

Cochin China,..

Philippine Islands,

Hainan and Gulf of Tonquin,

Siam,

Macao,

20

1,699

17,547 2,086,642

3,400

4,592

458,840

170,604

224

248,501

61,531

36,594

79

82,176

27,810

14,178

241

181,920

104,170

23,443

96

101,807

26,131

22,330

2

1,111

.20

2,361

2,719,704

681,882

271,761

CLASS IV.

River Steamers, Cantou and Macao,

1,392

1,680,392

107,087

21,420

4,674 6,164,057

1,626,792

413,396

CLASS V.

Junks in Foreign Trade,

29,728 1,885,657

1,020,684

TOTAL,...

34,402 8,049,714

2,647,476

413,396

36. During the year 9,352 vessels of European Construction aggregating 12,333,396 Register tons, carried 6,677,477 tons, made up as follows:-

Import Cargo,

Export

Transit

"}

Bunker Coal Shipped,.....

.2,791,889

.......... 1,626,722

1,845,400

413,396

6,677,477