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 :
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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.
