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6. The 417 British Vessels carried 3,604 British Officers and 31 Foreign Officers as follows:

British, Danish,

Dutch,

Norwegian,

3,604

22

United States,

Total,...

2

25

.....3,635

Thus, the proportion of Foreign Officers serving in British Vessels was 0.85%, com- prising nationalities.

nationalities. A decrease of 0.14%, with a decrease in number of Officers and Ships.

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The 453 Foreign Vessels carried 3,377 Officers, of whom 170 were British as follows :-

In Chinese Vessels,

84

French

2

多

German

2

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Japanese

2)

Russian

47

3

32

170

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United States Vessels,

Total,

Thus, 5.03% of the Officers serving in Foreign Vessels visiting the Port were of British Nationality. An increase of 0.92% with an increase in number of ships and of Officers therein.

7. The 417 British Vessels carried, as crews, 30,694 British, 1,837 other Europeans, and 108,032 Asiatics; while the 453 Foreign Vessels carried 1,594 British, 37,166 other Europeans, and 97,018 Asiatics.

Hence, in British Vessels: -

21.7% of the crews were British.

1.3% 77.0%

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And in Foreign Vessels:--

Other Europeans. Asiatics.

1.2% of the crews were British. 27.4%

71.4%

Other Europeans. Asiatics.

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2.-Trade.

8. Only an approximation of detailed Cargo, Measurement, Weight, &c. is given under this heading, in many cases, enumerated cargo, which should be so shown (as expressed in Table under Imports) is reported as General except Sugar and Opium, these being mani- fested at this Office can be taken as reliable.

9. Under Imports there appears an increase of 159,426 tons, or 4.1%, principally due to Sugar, General, Rice and Flour, respectively. In Sugar 170,391 tons or 54.6%, is shown.

In Rice, 58,198 tons, or 10.3%, is recorded. This increase would have been consider- ably enhanced were it not for the scarcity of Cargo Boats, following the typhoon in September, many of the vessels departed with full cargoes as Transit, which otherwise would have been reported as Imports.

In Flour, 25,127 tons, which points somewhat to a cessation of the boycott of this commodity from the United States, although some small shipments have been reported from Australia at the early part of the year.