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 COMMERCE

143

tons; mica, 54,684 cwt. ; copper, 3,619 tons; of rubies, including sapphirei and spinels, 164,115 carats ; gold, 536,118 ox.

The quantity of coal produced in 1919 was 22,628,000 tons.

The average number of persons working in or about mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act was 237,738 in 1918, of whom 150,064 worked underground.

Commerce.

The following table applies to the sea-borne external trad* of India, which in 1834-35 amounted to Rupees 14,34,22,900 :—

Imports

Exports and Re- Exports

1913-14<pre-war) 1916-16 . 191«-17. 1917-18 . 1918-19 . 1919-20.

M»-c: ir.ii.»e

Rupees 191,30,79,536 138,16,93,032 160,24,89,599 164,35,48,949 188,66,24,317 221,70

Rupees 43,43,96,503 11,94,62,390 38,45,26,683 51,76,43,152 71,36,65.075 r8,tS,88,5M

Rupees 249,00,61,911

247.31,10,343 244,90,39,300 255,32,02,610 332,75,78,755

Rupees 7,0», 28,830 8,21.57.819 6,41,73,057 iUSl 9,01,03,571 13,67.97,719

The following treasure : —

table excludes Government stores and Government

Tears ended March 31

1914 (pre-war)

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

iMfOKTS

183,94,79.324 131.98,62,443 149,63,52,647 150,42,51,105 169,03.41,421 207,97,23,940

36,62,04,456 11,85,52,673 14,89.74 216 26,05,48,255 0.127 11,12,31,996

Rupees 219,86,83,7S0 143,34,14,516 164,53.26,863 176.47.99,360 170,25,51,548 219,09,55,936

Years ended March 31

1914 (pre-war)

1916

1917

191S

1919

1920

EXPOBTS AMD Rt-EXFOKTS

Merchandise

R<. 848,87,88, 173

lt*7,38,W,l*6 245,15,06,272 242,56,46,666 253,S8,13,522 326,79,31,299

Treasure

Ra.

7,05,20,354 7,42,58,319 4,94,16,578 5,43,10,741

i,wja in

7,51,95,707

Total