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The following table gives a comparison of the production of sugar for the last 3 years : —

-

1917

1918

1919

Planted area Total production Production per acre Factories

. acres.

tons.

. do.

number.

39<5,548

1,822,118

4 51

185

402,961

1,778,807

441

186

340,146

1,336,112 3-96

no

The production of coffee in Dutch India was, for 4 years, as follows : —

-

1916

1917

191S

1919

Tons

360

21

2,411

11,144 1,887 55,484

Tons 1,195

659

1,17- 44,063

Government —

Java (Arabica)

Liberia ....

Robust* Private —

Java (Arabica)

Liberia ....

Robusta.

Li;-;

1,736

14,193

2,672

53,969

265

14

1,479

9,560

2,140 59,982

Total.

73,817

73,440

71,307

55.669

The production of cinchona, in kilogrammes, in Java was as follows iu 1919: — 1,046,120 on government plantations, 6,528,245 on estates on Emphyteusis, and 197,799 on private estates, making a total of 7, 772, 164 kilos. The production of tobacco, in kilogrammes, was as follows in 19H' : — 38,956,435 in Java and 5,785,861 in Sumatra : total 44,742,296 kilos.

The production of tea in Java, in kilogrammes, was as follows : 101 5, 46.153,334 ; 1916, 147,028,000 ; 1917, 43,271,000 (estimated) ; 191S, 34,406,064 ; 1919. 40,392,323.

The production of cacao in Java was (in kilogrammes) : 1915, 1,643,440 ; 1916, 1,209,650 ; 1917, 1,18';>,790 ; 1918, 97S.717 ; 1919, 1,019,729.

The tin iukics of Banca are worked by the Government ; those of Biliton and Riau bv private enterprise. Their total yield was, in tons : 1915, 20,345 ; 1916, 22,231 ; 1917 21,004 ; 191S, 19,703 ; 19)0, 20,724.

The yield of the principal coal wines in Java. Sumatra and Borneo was, i:, 1915,619,010; 1916,748,815: H'17, S32.129 ; 191S, S35.154 ; 1919,947,915.

The production of the principal mineral oil enterprises was in thousands of kilogrammes: 1914, 1,564,927 ; 1915, 1,643,503; 1916, 1,730,180 ; 1917, 1,790,610 ; 1918, 1,764,203.

Commerce.

No difference is made between Dutch and foreign impoits and vessels. There is a tariff on certain goods ; on some articles there is a small export duty, including tobacco.

Imports and exports in guilders (12 guilders = £1) : —

Imports

Government

Private

Tear

Merchan- dise

Specie

1,600,000 3,050,014 11,708,840

Total

21,961,000 31,419,591 113,401,327

Merchan- dise

167,010,000

530.41 V7" 639,029,401

Specie

7,705,000 5,96S,390

4".S02,4'.'T

-,, Total Total

1917 1918

1019

20,361,000 28,369,577

101,692,487

474.724.000 490,685,000 536,384,170 .67,803,761 679,831 ,898 700,030,006

1917 1,070,000 10)8 3,710,837

1919 5,224.-.'::

Exports

149,000 I l,S19,0O0i 785,110,0001 6,300,000 791,410,000. 793,229,000

— ! 3,710,837| 075,900,331 232.71S 676,133,049 879,843,886

— . 5,224,227 2,162,115,836 130.45J 2,162,246,291 2,167,470,518