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IMPORTS.

EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTED VESSELS.

1902.

1903.

Increase.

Decrease.

No. Tonnage. No. Tounage. No. Tonnage.

No. Tonnage.

Steamers,

River Steamers,..

Sailing Vessels,

4,000

2,192

6,215,866 4,383 7,009,181 383

793,315

1,871,726 2,832 2,454,868 640 583,142

47

64,392 36 55,004

11

13,388

Total,...... 6,239 8,155,9847,251 9,519,053 1,023 1,376,457 11

13,388

Nett,

1,012 1,363,069

Imported tons,

3,963,463

3,995,310

As follows:

Articles.

1902.

1903.

Increase.

Decrease.

Beans,.

300

3,120

2,820

Bones,.

Coal.

1,040,906

1,180,686

145,780

Cotton Yarn and Cotton,

11,498

20,795

9,297

Flour,

107,826

120,430

12,604

Hemp,...

22,923

24,149

1,226

Kerosine (bulk),

54,461

40,607

......

13.854

(case),

60,400

82,960

22,560

Lead

625

550

Liquid Fnel,

6,299

1,000

75 3,299

Opium.

4,871

4,997

Pitch,

1,900

126 1,900

Rattan,

4,742

4,020

722

Rice,

819,919

597,730

222,189

Sandalwood,.

5,374

4,713

661

Sulphur,.

961

961

Sugar,.

268.268

229,946

38,322

Tea...

25

1,746

1,721

Timber..

75,023

64,400

10,623

General,

1,480,003

1,594,600

114,597

Total,

3,963,463 3,985,310

313,592

291,745

Transit,

2,372,397

2,874,950

502,553

Grand Total,

6,335,860

6,860,260

816,145

291,745

Nett,.

524,400