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IMPORTS.

EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTED VESSELS.

1901.

1902.

Increase.

Decrease.

No.

Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.

No.

Tonnage.

Steamers,

3,510 5,498,903 | 4,000 | 6,215,866

490 716,963

...

River Steamers,.. 1,839 1,745,787 |2,192 1,871,726

Sailing Vessels,...... 60 56,429 47 68,392

353 125,939

:

11,963 13

Total,...... 5,409 7,301,119 6,239 | 8,155,984 .843 854,865

Nett,

......

830

854,865

Imported tons,

3,480,987

3,963,463

As follows:-

Articles.

13

1901.

1902.

Increase.

Decrease.

Beans,

1,290

300

990

Bones,

Coal,

917,144

1,040,906

123,762

Cotton Yarn and Cotton,

14,423

11,498

2,925

Flour,

145,287

107,826

37,461

Hemp,

31,195

22.923

8,272

Kerosine (bulk),

70,728

54,461

16,267

(case),

77,977

60,400

17.577

Lead,

.260

625

365

Opium,

2,872

4,871

1,999

Rattan,

Liquid Fuel,

Rice,

3,973

6,299

2,326

8,488

4,742

1,254

618.780

819,919

201,139

Sandalwood,

Sulphur,

5,272

5,374

102

55

55

Sugar,

Tea, Timber,

241,291

268,268

26,977

1,473

25

1,448

66,860

75,023

8,163

General,..

1,278,619

1,480,003

201,384

Total,....

3,480,987

3,963,463

567,471

84,995

Transit,....

2,134,585

2,372,397

237,812

Grand Total,................ 5,615,572

6,335,860

805,283

84.995

Nett,

720,288