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Similarly, the Export Trade for 1899 was represented by 27,962 vessels of 8,563,127 tons carry- g 2,914,797 tons of cargo, and shipping 493,871 tons of Bunker Coal.

COUNTRY.

CARGO.

SHIPS.

Toxs.

Shipped.

Bunker Coal.

CLASS I.

Canada,.

21

Continent of Europe,

86

Great Britain,

Mauritius,

Sandwich Islands,

South America,

United States,

93

288-24

57,013

19,291

225,823

66,980

21,482

287,622

81,617

750

828

700

400

1,884

120

4,306

4,404

87

214,486

180,688

2,200

294

791,962

353,800

24,832

CLASS II.

Australia and New Zealand,

India and Straits Settlements, Japan,

Java and Indian Archipelago,

North and South Pacific,

Russia in Asia,...............

38

64,230

31,506

7,145

158

272,881

240,368

55.123

375

790,787

246,001

41,326

36

49,419

11,474

11.015

1

89

103

27

37,183

30,760

4,625

635

1,214,589

560,212

119,234

CLASS III

North Borneo,

18

23,078

4,499

4,150

Coast of China,

1,572

2,074,365

570,298

173,838

Cochin-China,

243

278.199

48,316

48,819

Formosa,

15

15,845

65,865

2,290

Philippine Islands,

142

150,731

123,096

30,023

Tainan and Gulf of Tonquin,.

336

272,101

111,581

41,895

M.......

80

95,182

33,110

22,088

ochow,

****

3

6,148

150

480

cath,

38

12,914

1,612

15

2,447

2,928,563

958,522

323,598

CLASS IV.

River Steamers,—Canton, Macao and West River,

2,085

1,781,264

131,562

26,207

CLASS V.

Junks in Foreign Trade.....................

TOTAL,...

22,501

1,846,749

910,901

27,962

8,563,127

2,914,797

493,871

Comparing this with 1898, we find that the Import Trade has decreased generally. The decrease being fairly evenly distributed among the several classes. There is, however, a slight increase in classes I and IV.

The Transit cargo has also decreased.

In Exports, although the tonnage cleared has increased by 137,623 tons, yet the number of vessels is less by 7,027, and the Export Cargo has diminished by 91,677 tons.

9. During the year 10,905 vessels of European construction, of 13,437,147 tons (Net Register) carried 7,637.075 tons of cargo, as follows :--

Import Cargo Export

Transit

iJ

Bunker Coal shipped

.3,181,605

.2,003,896

.1.957.703

493,871

7,637,075