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17. Similarly, the export trade of 1897 was represented by 33,784 vessels, aggregating 7,783,515 tons, carrying 2,777,323 tons of cargo, and shipping 445,999 tons of bunker coal.

COUNTRY.

CARGO.

SHIPS.

Toss.

SHIPPED.

BUNKER COAL

CLASS I.

Canada,

Cape of Good Hope,

Continent of Europe,

23

57,802

26,203

1,200

2

2,408

1,150

93

230,096

65,725

33,251

Great Britain,

Mauritius,

Sandwich Islands,

South America,...............

87

233,065

51,660

3,610

6

6,813

6,639

3,720

1

1,575

4,399

2,530

United States,

109

224,945

173,020

6,762

325

761,103

326,927

48,543

CLASS II.

Australia and New Zealand, .

51

79,917

53,795

7,318

India and Straits Settlements,

178

311,150

275,835

57,988

Japan,

Java and Indian Archipelago,.................

North and South Pacific,.....

370

663,370

477,933

49,618

27

36,848

11,400

7,880

911

190

Russia in Asia,

10,175

3,750

925

637

1,102,371

822,903

123,729

CLASS III.

North Borneo,

17

18,275

3,400

4,730

Coast of China...............

1,664

1,792,866

560,949

138,427

Cochin-China,

156

180,953

78,366

29,693

Formosa,

100

76,013

38,041

10,206

Philippine Islands,

109

111,487

42,065

16,691

Hainan and Gulf of Tonquin,.....

333

289,240

111,227

29,461

Siam,

77

84,554

27,340

20,737

Macao,

3,453

1,450

40

2,460

2,506,811

862,841

249,985

CLASS IV.

River Steamers, Canton and Macao,

1,548

1,690,644

90,544

23,742

CLASS V.

Junks in Foreign Trade,

29,814

1,722,556

674,108

TOTAL,......

33,784 7,783,515

2,777,323

445,999