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As follows:-

Articles.

1905.

1906.

Increase.

Decrease.

Beans,.

2,118

3,360

1,247

Coal,

1,083,987

971,365

112,622

otton Yarn and Cotton,

82,949

41,871

8,922

Flour,

54,508

79,635

25,127

Hemp,.

26,784

23,356

3,428

Kerosine (bulk),

43,411

43,932

521

(case),

74,506

28,937

45,569

Liquid Fuel,

850

5,850

5,000

Lead,

800

800

Opium,.

2,983

3,286

303

Rattan,

3,430

12,531

9,101

Rice,....

566,171

624,369

58,198

Sandalwood,.

3,386

2,561

825

Sulphur,

100

100

Sugar,...

311,787

482,178

170,391

Tea,....

900

Timber,. General,

66,324 ¦

52,242

900 14,082

1,594,862

1,653,604

58,742

......

Total,

3,869,751

4,029,177

337,652

178,226.

Transit,

3,415,418

2,878,360

537,058

Grand Total,

7,285,169

6,907,537

337,652

715,284

Nett,

377,632

17. The number and tonnage of European constructed vessels exporting cargo as shown and Bunker Coal compared with the previous year was as follows :—

1905.

1906.

Increase.

Decrease.

No.

Tonnage. No. Tonnage.

No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.

Steamers,

3,893 River Steamers,... 4,234 Sailing Vessels,

21

6,694,479 3,961 | 7,101,179 68 3,106,894 3,761 | 2,750,626

406,700

Fotal,

42,030 11 20,459

8,148 9,843,403 | 7,733 9,872,264 68

473 10

406,700 483

356,268 21,571

377,839

Nett,..

28,861 415

Exported tous,

2,348,701

2,163,344

Strs.

Bunker Coal.

Strs.

Bunker

Coal.

Strs.

Bunker Coal.

Strs.

Bunker Coal.

Steamers, River Steamers,.

Total,....,127

3,893 [ 4,234

649,069. 7,722

591,534 3,961 635,611 57,535 | 3,761 53,156

688,767 68 44,077 473

68

44,077

473

4,379

4,379

Nett,..

39,698

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