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Similarly the Export Trade for 1901 was represented by 24,598 vessels of 8,975,482 tons carry- ing 3,036,907 tons of cargo, and shipping 542,947 tons of bunker coul.

COUNTRY.

CARGO.

SHIPS.

Tons.

Shipped.

Bunker Coal.

CLASS I.

Canada,

21

60,669

29,388

Cominent of Europe,

36

146,264

29,750

8,176

Great Britain,

85

309,476

81,860

1,655

Mauritius,

2

1,600

500

900

United States,

110

268,870

183,614

3,830

254

786,879

325,112

14,561

CLASS II.

Australia and New Zealand,

47

82,740

29,958

6,195

India and Straits Settlements,.

236

518,549

301,960

70,114

Japau,

391

869,482

201,728

43,368

Java and Indian Archipelago,.

اة

72,944

28,060

11,295

Russia in Asia,

North Pacific,

1}

11,762

13,800

1,455

9

5,091

1,264

2,090

745

1,560,568

576,770

134,817

CLASS III.

North Borneo,

25

35,256

13,391

7,359

Coast of China,.

1,630

2,197,125

620,109

199,643

Cochin-China,

159

252,362

55,276.

43,259

Forinosa,

41

14,011

27,133

1,645

Philippine Islands,

164

205,585

176,946

33,805

Hainan and Gulf of Tonkin,

408

313,991

105,253

46,788

Siam,

117

129,885

35,910

34,210

Kiaochow,

2

2

4,472

70

890

Weihaiwei,

5

6,968

9,900

1,210

2,551

3,159,655

1,043,988

368,809

CLASS IV.

River Steamers,-Canton, Macao and West River,

1,848

1,750,920

138,183

24,760

CLASS V.

Steam-launches trading to ports outside the Colony,..

CLASS VI.

Junks in Foreign Trade,

1,542

$2,564

19,925

17,658

1,634,896

932,929

Total,...

24,598

8,975,482

3,036,907

542,947

9. During the year 1901, 10,807 vessels of European construction of 14,559,069 tons (net Re- gister) reported having carried 8,242,572 tons of cargo, as follows:

Import Cargo,

Export

Transit-

??

17

Bunker Coal shipped,

..3,480,987

.2,084,053

2,134,585

542,947

8,242,572