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THE STATESMAN S YEAR-BOOK, 1921
Foreign trade, 1920 (p. 143).— Imports of foreign merchandise, 322,707,0001. (1919, 186,518,0001.); exports, 272,606,000*. (1919,287,378,000!.); re-exports, 19,247,000*. (1919, 18,922,000*,). Imports of treasure, 60,000,000*. Exports of treasure, 11,000,000*.
liBurma.— A Bill has been introduced into Parliament to place Burma into line with the eight ' Governors' provinces,' but the minimum proportion of elected members of the Legislature is to be 60 per cent, instead of 70 per cent, of the whole. Council. The total strength will be 92 (p. 119).
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Population, 1920, estimated at 868,160, inclusive of military (p. 165). Finance, 1920.— Revenue estimated at 2,154,000*. (p. 166).
FEDERATED MALAY STATES. Trade, 1920 (p. 173).— Imports, 175,917,000 dollars ; exports, 282,230,000 dollars; re- exports, 6,882,000 dollars (1919, 119,496,000, 272,647,000, and 7,006,000 dollars respectively).
SOUTHERN RHODESIA.
Mineral Production, 1920 (p. 205).— Gold, 552,000 oz., 3,057,000*.; silver, 159,000 oz., 58,000*. ; diamonds, 243 carats, 1,918*. ; copper, 3,108 tons, 333.000*. ; chrome ore, 60,000 tons, 245,000*. ; asbestos, 19,000 tons, 460,000*. ; arsenic, 437 tons, 17,000*. ; mica, 97 tons 25,0001. ; coal, 578,000 tons.
Trade, 1920 (p. 205) (including specie).— Imports, 5,262,318*. ; exports, 5,752,858*.
NORTHERN RHODESIA. Trade, 1920 (including specie) (p. 207). -Imports, 677,448*. ; exports, 539,239*.
UNION OP SOUTH AFRICA. Mineral Production, 1920 (p. 220) : -
Weight Fine oz.
Gold .... Silver ....
Diamonds
Coal .... Copper .... Tin .... Other minerals
Total value
8,158,455
892,205
Carats
2,551,665
Tons
11,473,452
10,874
2,451
Value
£
34,654,92-i 224,769
14,762,956
4,506,572 445,007
446,284
55,194,204
Trade, 1920 (p. 221).— Imports, 105,927,107*., including apparel, 7,959.019*. J cotton manufactures, 10,512,591*. ; drugs, Ac, 1,52:1,131*.; food and drink, 15,099,189*.; hard- ware, 4,485,554*. ; iron and steel manufactures, 4,205,708*. ; leather and leather goods, 3,850,771*. ; machinery, 4,144,904*. ; vehicles, 4,642,631*. ; specie, 4,100,003*. Exports, 83,632,484*., including hides, 4,238,186 ; diamonds, 11,597,451*. ; gold, 35,547,079*. ; ostrich feathers, 547,336*. ; wool, 15,988,103*/
Skippcn,!/, 1920 (p. 223). -Oversea, entered, 1,201 vessels of 4,085,303 tons; cleared, 1,104 of 4.029,675 tons. Coastarse, entered, 2,467 vessels of 5,557,679 tons ; cleared, 2,454 of 5,608,810 tons.
• SOUTH-WEST AFRICA. The Commission appointed to" study the future government of mandated Smith-West Africa in its llnal report recommends that at first mi Administrator, assisted by a nominated advisory council, should be appointed, and eventually this form of government should be succeeded without any intermediate stage by the form of government now pro- vailing in the four Provinces of the Union — that is, the population should have full repre- sentation in the Provincial Council and in Parliament. When that stage is retched the mandated area will be administered as a fifth Province of the Union, with a similar system of government, subject to the conditions of the mandate (p. 239).
NIGERIA,
Northern Provinces.— Lieut. -Governor, Colonel Jenkins Colonial Secretary of Barbados appointed March, 1921 (p. 243).
