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EXPORTS.

Junks.

Foreign trade, 17,658 measuring 1,634,896 tons.

Local trade,

20,573-

Total,.....38,231

Exported, 965,727 tons as under :-

10.

Kerosine, (1,376,452 cases),

Rice and Paddy,

Earth and Stones, General,

668,699

2,303,595

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49,159 tons.

.345,670

.110,598

21

.460,300

Total,...965,727

PASSENGERS.

1900.

1901.

Increase. Decrease.

British vessels, arrivals,

155,889 167,324 11,435

Do.,

departures,..... 106,360 104,300

2,060

Do.,

Emigrants,......

53,385 44,855

8,530

Total,.

315,634 316,479 11,435

10,590

Nett,.

845

Foreign vessels, arrivals,....

Do.,

departures,

Do.,

Emigrants,......

95,646 88,384

58,738

30,258

7,262

67,507 8,769

24,919

5,339

Total,..

184,642 180,810

8,769

12,601

Nett,..

,3,832

River steamers, arrivals,

639,589 634,293

5,296

Do..

departures,...... 613,789 607,133

6,656

Total,.

1,253,378 1,241,426

11,952

Nett,..

11,952

Junks, foreign trade, arrivals,

56,072

19,034

7,038

Do.,

departures,.

57,023

49,575

7,448

Total,...

113,095

98,609

14,486

Nett,...

14,486

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