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IMPORTS.

EUROPEAN-CONSTRUCTED VESSELS.

1897.

1898.

Increase.

Decrease.

No.

Tonnage. No.

Tonnage. No. Tonuage,

No.

Tonnage.

Steamers,

3,071

River Steamers,

1,547

4,262,283

1,694,077

3,338

1,975

4,750,148

1,768,489

267

487,365

428

74,412

Sailing Vessels,

356 107,280

226 121,065

13,785

130

Total,

4,974 6,063,640 5,539 6,639,702

695

576,062

130

Nett,........

565

576,062

Imported tous,................

2,743,061

3,388,489

As follows:-

Articles.

1897.

1898.

Increase.

Decrease.

Beans,

Bones,

Coal,

11,092 500

601,544

817,967

11,092 500 216,423

Cotton Yarn and Cotton,.

Flour,.....

Hemp,

Kerosine (bulk),

30,581

36,611

6,030

85,904

103,544

17,640

43,360

55,160

11,800

47,782

67,362

19,580

Do. (case),

60,346

59,115

1,231

Lead,

Liquid Fuel,

Pitch,

5,496

4,200

1,296

2,150

2,150

Opium,

Rattan,

Deter

Rice,

Sandalwood,

2,531

2,638

107

1,700

1,700

2,920

6,441

361,130

747,395

3,521 386,265

...

3,459

2,055

Sulphur,

Sugar, Tea,

Timber,

2,040 211,777 5,929 64,362

535

1,404 1,505

267,422

6,554

55,645 625

...

46,599

- General,..

1,211,700

1,151,149

18,263 60,551

Total,......

2,743,061

3,388,489

781,378

85,950

Transit,

1,852,462

2,020,322

167,860

Grand Total....

4,595,523

5,408,81'1

899,238

Nett,....

813,288