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 148 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — INDIA AND DEPENDENCIES

The number of vessels which entered with cargoes in the interportal trade was in 1908-09, 103,809 ot 16,334,169 tons ; in 1909-10, 104,069 of 16 385,222 tons ; in 1910-11, 101,074 of 15,924,234 tons ; m 1911-12, 100 483 of 15,438,427 tons ; and cleared in 1908-09, 89,312 of 16,385,586 tonL; in 1909-10, 84,001 of 16,486,721 tons ; in 1910-11, 84,172 of 16,161,168 tons ; in 1911-12, 88,335 of 15,741,328 tons.

The number and tonnage of vessels built or first registered at Indian ports for six years : — ^ ^___

1906-07 i 1907-08

No.

Ton- nage

No.

Ton- nage

1908-09

No.

Ton- nage

Built. Registered

124 185

5,583 27,571

113! 4,761 1179 I 7,854

1909-10 ! 1910-11 1911-12

No.

Ton- nage

No.

Ton- nage

No.

108 5,241 98] 4,691 1 112

188 13,6461 24(5 114,759 182 16,119| 124 110,393; 101

Ton- nage

4,482 21,259

Internal Communications.

I. Roads and Canals. The following table shows approximately the length in miles of roads maintained by public authorities throughout the country :—

Bengal. . . (1010-1911) Eastern Bengal and Assam

(1910-1911) United Provinces of A^a-a and Oudh. (1910-1911) Punjab. . (1910-1911) Burma. . . (1910-1911) Central Provs. and Berar

(1909-1910)

Madras Bombay N.W.F. Provs. Coorg. Rajputana , Central India Baluchistan Military works

(1910-1911) (1910-1911) (1910-1911) (1910-1911) (1910-1911) (1900-1901) (1910-1911) (1910-1911)

Metalled Miles 4,301-51

Unmetalled Miles 35,223-67 :

Total Miles

39,585-18

636-82

19,530-11

20,166-931

0,648-07

26,361-05

33,009-12

2,557-58

19,794-19

22,351-77

1,939-17

9,826 11

11,765-28

2,557

4,685

7,242

22,011

3,984-50

25,995-i)0

6,1 70 ■'.••'j

21,080-34

27,251-29

803-41

3,052-47 '-2

3 855-88

190

207

397

305

468

773

1,994

468-25

2,462-25

810-28

407-95

1,218-23^

1,218-06

805-31

2,0-23-37

1 Exclusiveof Bridle Roads of which 2,202-93 miles were maintained by the P.W.D. and 619-15 miles were maintained by local aiithorities. , ,. ■* • „+ i ^ „,.

'2 Includes 2,277-60 miles of roads maintained by local authorities but it is not known wlietlier they are metalled or unmetalled. ■, . ■ ^,, „n,c n m-r ir

3 Exclusive of serviceable fair-weather roads (130-65 miles) and bridle paths (1,000 lb

"" 4 Exclusive of serviceable fair-weather and temporary roads (191 -00 miles) and bridle paths (1,322-50 miles).

The Ganges, the Brahmaputra, the Indus, and the Irawadi, with some of their branches, are largely used for inland traffic. In Southern India, especially, canals are an important means of communication.

Miles open 1895 . 19,547 1900 . 24,752 1902, 25,931

II. Railways.

Miles open Miles open

1903 . 26,956 I 1906. 29,097

1904 . 27,565 I 1907. 30,010

1905 . 28,295 1908 . 30,576

Miles open

1909 . 31,490

1910 . 32,099

1911 . 32,839