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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
