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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Chapter IV.
PRODUCTION
AND
DISTRIBUTION.
Shipping.
General.
Imports.
Exports.
Treasure.
Government
transactions.
Shipping.
Foreign trade.
Coasting trade.
6914-19,^
arms, ammunition and military st01 as declined markedly, txports rose from R
to Rs. 32-32 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , chiefly as a result of the despatch of supplies to the Per - S ‘ 5 o 42l ^s
East Africa for the use of the expeditionary forces. Slan vulf ant}
8. The number of vessels, steam and sailing, engaged in foreign trade 1
256 to 1,419 and their burthen by 851,543 tons to 3,378,080 tons or by 20 by
distribution of tonnage according to flag shows significant changes. The shar^f' The
Britain, which had declined for two years past, rose by 6 per cent, to 71 per 6 ,° Gre;it
comes next with a percentage that has advanced from 6 per cent, to 10 per cent^Vi apan
share of Germany has fallen from 11 per cent, to 4 per cent, and that of Aufiri U tlle
from 8 per cent, to 3 per cent. The share of France also shows a loss of 3 per angary
( ii) Coasting Trade.
1. The aggregate value of the coasting trade of the chief port shows a decline of R
crores to Rs. 29-87 crores. Both imports and exports have fallen, the former bv r ' 3 82
crores to Rs. i7’32crores and the latter by Rs. 1-25 crores to Rs. 12-55 crores. The d p 2 ' 7
imports is due to smaller arrivals from Kathiawar ( - Rs. it 8 crores), Bengal ( -R s o ln
Burma ( - Rs. 18 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ), Goa (-Rs. 27 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ) and the continental ports (_ R s ' 2 “ w?, j’
Imports from Cutch and Sind have advanced by Rs. 11 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and Rs. 19 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees resne ? i :
Smaller shipments to Bengal ( - Rs. 82 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ) and Madras ( - Rs. 47 Rkhs) have mat T
contributed to the decline in the export trade. Shipments to Sind and Cutch, on the Th
hand, have improved by Rs. 31 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and Rs. n lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees respectively. ’ 0 her
2. More than half of the import trade is represented by raw cotton (Rs. e-cg cror
gram, pulse and flour (Rs. 3)68 crores), coal (Rs. 96 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ) and kerosene oil '(Rs. q/fikT ’
The value of almost all the principal articles has fallen. Imports of cotton {raid] declid
by Rs. 1-37 crores owing to smaller arrivals from Kathiawar ( - Rs. 1 crore Equivalent to ten million, or one hundred lakhs. Used especially in connection with money (rupees). ) and Sind (-Rs' 16
Idkhs) though imports from Cutch improved by Rs. 10 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . The fall of Rs. 71 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees under
grain, pulse and flour is explained by a decline of Rs. 9 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in the imports of jowar and
bdjra from Sind and of Rs. 12 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in those of rice from Burma. Arrivals ofw^/f rom
Sind and Goa have, however, improved by Rs. 26 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and Rs. 11 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees respectively
Imports of coal, exclusively from Bengal, have receded by Rs. 15 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ; but those of
kerosene oil from Burma show a small expansion. Imports of jute manufactures, entirely of
Bengal origin, declined by Rs. 58 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , while those of ghi from Kathiawar advanced bv
Rs. 11 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Fluctuations in other articles call for no special remarks.
3. Cotton piece-goods, which represent the greater portion of this branch of the
trade, declined by Rs. 1-3 crores i-n the preceding year and have again declined by Rs,- 1 -
crore Equivalent to ten million, or one hundred lakhs. Used especially in connection with money (rupees). to Rs. 5-21 crores. Shipments to Bengal contracted by Rs. 31 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and those to
Madras by Rs. 14 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , but the Sind trade expanded by Rs. 12 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Exports of cotton
twist and yarn further receded from Rs. 1-44 crores to Rs. it6 crores, shipments to Bengal
having fallen by Rs. 35 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Exports of raw cotton declined by Rs. i4lakhs as Bengal ad
Madras took smaller supplies. A fall of Rs. 18 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in the exports of sugar is accounted
for by diminished shipments to Kathiawar and the continental ports. The only head which
shows a recovery from a fall in the previous year is grain, pulse and flour, exports of which
rose by Rs. 23 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to Rs. 1-45 crores. This was due to a greater demand for rice from
Cutch, Kathiawar, Goa and the continental ports.
4. Imports and exports of declined by Rs. 2-44 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to Rs. 5-69 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees
Government imports, consisting mainly of Government of India rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. , were valued at less
than Rs. lakh One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees as against Rs. 1-74 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in the previous year. Exports also declined from
Rs. 2-08 crores to Rs. 1-02 crores. The principal export transactions by GovQrnment were
the shipments of Government of India rupees Indian silver coin also widely used in the Persian Gulf. of the value of Rs. 22 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to Cutch and of
sovereigns valued at Rs. 75 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to Burma.
5. The aggregate value of the imports and exports of Government stores declined
from Rs. 23-32 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to Rs. 11-07 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
6. I he number of vessels engaged in the coasting trade decreased from 77 , 59 ^°
69,054 with a fall in tonnage from 4,931,387 to 4,185,848 tons. The number of vessels
entered declined from 47,587 to 43,824 and their burthen from 2,378,183 to 2,015,978
Vessels clearing numbered 25,230 with a tonnage.of 2,169,870 tons, showing a decrease of
4,779 vessels and of 383,334 tons.
B.— Subordinate Ports.
1. The total value of the trade advanced from Rs. 1,66,626 to Rs. 2,71,872. Imports,
which consist chiefly of dates (Rs. 2,24,399) from Bassorah, coal (Rs. 10,101) from t e
United Kingdom and South Australia and stone and marble (Rs. 13 ) 937 ) ^ rorn ^ uS
advanced in value from Rs. 1,44,550 to Rs. 2,49,476. Exports, consisting chiefly of
and bdjra (Rs. 19,215) to other Native States in Arabia, also advanced from Rs. 22 )°7 jj
Rs. 22,396.. I he number of vessels (all native craft) engaged in this trade was 39 B
tons as against 80 of 4)9 I 7 loos in the previous year.
2. Ihe total value of the private trade declined from Rs. 7-24 crores to Rs. 669 crore Equivalent to ten million, or one hundred lakhs. Used especially in connection with money (rupees). )
of which 43 per cent, represented the value of the trade with the chief port, Bomoa •
Imports declined.by Rs. 14 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to Rs. 3-2 crores and exports by Rs. 40 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees to KsJ 4
crores. Except in the case of Uran range the trade of all the five ranges intowmc