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. Imports.

1926-27. 1927-28.
Principal Principal
countries countries
Value of origin Articles of of origin Value
in £ in order of trade. in order of in £
importance. importance.

Colton piece-
goods.
403.373 . India Printed 1. Great Britain 468.348
{2 2. Great Britain } { 2. India }
232,188 India • • • Woven with India 109,525
dyed thread
83.661 1. Gieat Britain Bleached ... 1. Great Britain 100,145
{ 2. India } { 2. India }
330,151 India Tea India 293.310
(52,005 Duty paid*) (Duty paid* 47,402)
Sugar.
154,974 1. France Loaf • •• 1. France 111.206
{ 2. Belgium } { 2. Belgium }
(76.415 Duty paid*) (Duty paid* 73,715)
39,130 Java Soft Java 18,950
(21,761 Duty paid*) (Duty paid® 16.385)
36,468 United States ... Motor Cars United States ... 53S.878
and Lorries.

1,279.945 Total Total ...»1.640,362
827,450 Balance Balance ... ...j 415,913
2,107,395 Total Imports Total Imports 2,056,275
•.Vote.—Duty "paid on sugar and tea has been included in this table to show
the very heavy incidence and the big increase in taxation in 1927-28. When
the monopoly tax and compound road tax have also been levied the price of
sugar is increased by over 100 per cent.