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IMPORTS.

EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTED VESSELS.

479

1900.

1901.

Increase.

Decrease.

No.

Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No.

Tonnage.

No.

Tonnage.

Steamers,

3,362

5,169,918 3,510

5,498,903

148

328,985

River Steamers,..

2,033

1,754,960 1,839

1,745,787

194

9,173

Sailing Vessels,

78

97,104

60

56,429

18

40,675

Total,......

5,473

7,021,982

5,409 7,301,119

148

328,985

212

49,848

Nett........

279,137

64

Imported tous,

3,604,322

3,480,987

i

As follows:-

Articles.

1900.

1901.

Increase.

Decrease.

Beaus,

Bonės,

Coal,

Cotton Yarn and Cotton,.

Flour,..

Hemp,

Kerosine, (bulk),

>

(case),

Liquid Fuel,

Lead,

Opium,

Pitch,..

Rattan,

Rice,

Sandalwood,

Sulphur,

Sugar,

Tea,

Timber,

General,

560

1,290

730

1,045,812

917,144

128,668

19,993

14,423

5,570

154,111

145,287

8,824

54,105

31,195

22,910

64,732

70,728

5,996

69,979

77,977

7,998

2,759

3,973

1,214

2,350*

260

2,090

3,194

2,872

322

10,204

3,488

6,716

673,029

618,780

54,249

3,811

5,272

1,461

22 238,863

55

33

241,291

2,428

6,393

1,478

82,311

66,860

4,920 15,451

1,172,094

1,278,619

106,525

Total,.............

3,604,322

8,480,987

126,385

249,720

Transit,

2,143,749

2,134,585

9,164

5,615,572

126,385

258,884

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Grand Total,..

5,748,071

Nett,..

132,499