'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [‎178v] (88/148)

Chap 1^.
PRODUCTIOH"
and
distribution.
General.
Imports.
Exports
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION RETORT.
50
„£ the year. There was an erfraordmary^ ri * l-^of 89 a iirhf
increase in exports. Exclusive of t ®» cf ^ 03.1909 the imports of the year under revile
is more apparent than real, for a » .i i. y ea r by some 61 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . In the case of evn T
would exceed the val ^ of the ^d over all principal items of export except opium. <^!
the increase is ovei l,oi- lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees sprea v
ernment transactions shew a decrease of Ks. 57,U1,
A—Chief Port—Bombay.
-r» . n tj 1 ^ 0 -ir ATplimive of Government transactions, aroomits 1
Th e trade ot ^ e . er O res hi' ’908-1909. Inclusive o£ Government transactions, t W
159-16 crores against ld<5 Iricrores, m 1 uie
total trade is 160-92 crores, an increase ot dh 4/ crores.
[1909-
'1910.
(i) Foreign Trade,
, T 7 • m i/i in mprphandise and treasure amounted to 129*90 erorp 0
• 1- ^of 23-55 ner cent ^Imports o£ merchandise reached a total value o£ 39 52 crores
an increase of 26 55 per cent. fP , v bein0 . 39 likhs or 2*2 per cent. The decliriA
against 40-41 th i^° f Meta l s a nd Manufactures of Metals, where there wasa
d^clLd by 28 Ihkteto 5 S 54 Ukhs. Exports o£ Indian Merchandise formed 55 per cent.
X ot. trade in merchandise -d i—dm value
Gris (8 per cent.), and Coloured (8 per cent). SMs, Woollen l^ece-goods, tiaw Mk An.hu
Due and Copper also range much lower in price than in the preceding year. On the s.de o
exports much higher prices were realised, the rise in Cotton particularly being 23 per cent, and
in Opium 44< per cent.
2. The share o£ the United Kingdom amounted > 55’8 per cent, of the total, a fignre
less bv 1-2 per cent, than that of last year. The ch.e£ imports were Cotton Manufactures (8 S9
crores), Metals (4-01 crores), Sugar (3-20 crores), Machnery and MiUwork (1-98 crores),
Railway Plant and Rolling Stock (VI erores), Silk Manufactures (15b crores) Imports
of Horses rose by 307 in number and 2 Idkhs in value. The aggregate value of
Food and Prink was 5-54 crores, the diminution of 28 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees being fully absorbed by Ms in
imports of the necessaries of life owing to a good season. Metals and Manufactures of Melds
fell by 2-32 crores to 8-59 crores hut this figure is still larger than the average of the dedade,
The decrease is chiefly in Railway Plant and Rolling Stock md Machinery and MMm,k
Hardware and Cutlely decreased by 5-81 Idkhs to 90 96 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees Imports of show a
drop of 101 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees or 4J per cent. Iron imports increased by 3‘69 Mkhs to 99 92 Mkhs, t
hio-hest in the decade, and an advance of over 6 Idkhs in the imports of Iron from the United
Kingdom. There is, however, a drop of 1014khs or 15 per cent, in imports of Steel. Unde
these heads the share of the United Kingdom is 621 per cent, of the total. Under the heads
of Chemicals, Drugs, Medicines and Narcotics, Dyeing and Tanning Materials then is m
increase of 21-86 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees which brings the total up to 158 crores, the highest m the «•
The increase in Drugs, Medicines and Narcotics is 11-76 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and that m Dyeing and Unmy
Materials 9-62 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Under the bead Oils there is a decrease of 15-95 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees or 15 per ce ,
decline which is due entirely to Rerosine, imports of which decreased from 9rd la'kis °
lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Imports of Burma Oil have improved by 3-63 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . Raw Materials show an l J 1
of 21 Mkhs, the total being 3"68 crores. Imports of Goal have decreased by 8 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , o
by 18-83 Mkhs, of Teahwood by 8 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , but these are counterbalanced by increases my
(13 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ), Jewellery (29 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ) and Silk (7 Ukhs). Imports of Coal from the Unite V?
have advanced by 7£ lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees and form 77 percent, of the total; imports ot Indian o
Bengal have further decreased by 21| lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees . The increase in imports of i^ryisp 1 ! ^
to the large number of marriages during the year, there being a great demand tor ls ^
in Kathiawar, Cutch, Gujarat and Marwdr. Articles Manuf actured and Partly ^ a -
forms nearly one-half of the total imports of merchandise. This year there was an i
ment of 1-43 crores, over 8 per cent., the increase being shared by Cotton and o o jgd
(1*15 crores), Apparel (10-36 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ), Other Articles (17 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees ). A good seasw,
with a large number of marriages and festivals, increased the demand for Cotton ^ ^
by 22 per cent, in quantity and 12| per cent, in value. Under this head the s a ,
United Kingdom was 7’68 crores or 92^ per cent, of the total. Imports of Silk ^ efforts
surpassed the records of previous years and amounted to 1-58 crores in value, w ^ 11 „ e j a tter
of China and Japan have secured for the former an increase of 4*71 Ukhs and r , alice d
Imports of Cycles have ad
3. The Port of Bombay is a centre of distribution of. Foreign merchandise to the
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an increase of 7’35 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees in imports of Pure Silk Piece-goods.
by l*6o lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees , Motor-cars and Motor-cycles by 3‘2 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees .
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