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 148 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — INDIA AND DEPENDENCIES

The foreign trade of the six largest ports in private merchandise only imports and exports, in five years :

-

1913-14 (Pre-war)

1916-17

1917-18

1918-19

1919-20

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Calcutta

168,59,03,499

148,81,54,615

142,69,02.509

166,00.07,784

217.43,60,495

Bombay

131,99,27,947

132,«7,30.582

139,54,48,392

147,70,45,278

192,08 68,610

Rangoon

33.01,27 255

28,29.86,659

26,55,11, S 2

30,49,53,584

32,46.32,933

Madras

20,88,46,978

21,90,91 999

17.94.55.224

20.69,31,013

27,99.09^76

Karachi

1 42,81,34,589

37 06,70.910

44,00.06,946

33.83.20,681

35.25,89.195

Tutirwin.

6,96,63,950

6.15,34 090

5,60.02.290

5.53 05,445

8,38 37,78$

The trans-frontier land-trade (excluding treasure) was during four years :-

Rs. Imports Rs. Exports

10,77,77,715 13.09.42.154 13,28,97,766 14,85. 03.8S3

9,58,67,547 12,32,50.207 13,69,27,407 15,26.80,700

Rs. Total

20.36,45,262 25.41,92.361 26.9«,25,173

The Trade (excluding treasure) with the leading trans-frontier countries was as follows : —

1

nports from

I

Exports to

1917-18 Rs.

1918-19

1919-20

1917-18

1918-19

1919-20

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Las Belai

11,97,258

12,06,900

—

3,05,376

3,77,181

—

Kalati

2,91,272

2,39,661

—

1,70,039

1,74,174

—

Persia

1,32,340

4,01,968

2,93,319

22,57,051

37,77,424

1,03,47,770

S. VV. Af-

ghanistan

88,23,360

90,77,175

1,47,51,560

85,23,006

1,55,80,068

1,53,34,591

N. E. Af-

ghanistan

83,S8,165

88,30,193

1,48,77,823

1,03,48,515

1,47,27,013

87,75,313

Dir, Swat,

& Bajaur

49,36,996

47,44,959

39,11,046

82,85,277

88,59,252

80,30,778

Buner

1,70,854

1,50,291

1,16,733

3,03,8S0

3,09,441

2,46,812

Kurram

Valley

2,01,462

2,60,138

1,94,949

7,94,222

17,64,277

11,35,761

Central Asia

13,41,599

15,31,744

10,90,805

26,94,344

37,93,377

42,57,038

Tibet

64,4*,00i.

68,95,957

65,73.509

22,67,134

22,55,489

32,04,421

Nepal

3,84,41.173

1,77,13.263

5,20,13,290

2,10,81,371

2,28,07,342

2,90.45 472

Karenni *.

20,93,68.

20,'9,v56

22,83,016

5,98,443

8,27,732

8,02,441

Shan States^

4,43,15,183

,05,54,42.

8,12,80,522

4,89,19,702

4,07,60,506

4,85,54,291

Siain

25,43,474

32.67,446

61,76,256

14,21.189

18.58.486

20,86,822

W. China.

83,84,041

70,12,207

73,45,821

68,61,574

1,00,76,402

1,15,70,789

British Baluchistan, have been discontinued with effect from April 1, 1919, this trade now failing within the category of internal traffic.

2 Partly internal and partly trans-frontier trade.

The total value of the coasting trade in imports and exports, apart from Government stores and Government treasure was, in 1916-17, Rs. 114,18,44,470; in 1917-18, lis. 120,74,65,750; in 1918-19, Rs. 156,80,66,439 ; in 1919-20, Rs. 216,76,49,017. The total quantity of the inland (rail and river-borne) import and export trade of ludia each amounted to 33,812,000 tons, valued ut Rs. 4,97,71,00,000, in 1916-17; 33,655,000 tons, valued at Rs. 513,28,00,000, in 1917-18 ; 33,829,000 tons, valued at Rs. 6,15,62,00,000 in 1918-19; and 31,818,000 tons, with an estimated value of Rs. 6,28,96,00,000 in 1919-20.