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17. The river trade in Imports, Exports and Passengers compared with the previous year was as follows:-

1904,..

1905,

Year.

Imports.

Exports.

Passengers.

294,216

209,534

2,231,586

294,425

212,649

2,673,202

18. The following shows the junk trade of the Colony for the year.

IMPORTS.

Foreign Trade, Local Trade,

12

29

.16,709 junks measuring, ......1,428,966 tons. .......31,694

...... 1,191,717

"2

Total,

48,403

+

53

...2,620,683

"7

Imported, 862,459 tous as under :-

Tea,

Fire Crackers.......................

Oil, Vegetable,

Rice,.......

Cattle, (7,278),

Swine, (20,299),

Earth and Stones, General,

1,609 tons.

3,143

"

548 75

52

"J

743

"

1,201

"

336,956 518,202

31

"

862,459

Total,

EXPORTS.

Foreign Trade, Local Trade,

16,766 junks measuring,

R

.1,446,474 tons.

31,573

.1,170,446

99

Totul,

48,339

2,616,920

33

*

595

Exported, 721.591 tons as under:-

Kerosine, (530,425 cases),

Rice and Paddy,

Earth and Stones,

General,

Total,

18,944 tons.

205,885

178,713

多多

318,049

P

721,591

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19. The Passenger and Emigrant returns show the figures as below which are compared with those of the previous year.

British Vessels, arrivals

Do.,

Do.,

emigrants, .

51,390 48,289

1904,

1905. Increase. Decrease.

197,844 189,381

departures,. 112,741 103,281

8,463

9,460

3,101

Total,..

361,975 340,951

:

Nett,

21,024

21,024