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TABLE I—A.
There aro Gvo lines of steamers running direct
from Europe, threo British, cir.:—-The Anglo- Total Imports.
AI°erian and Persian Steam Ship Compauy,
Bucknall Brothers and the 'West Hartlepool Steam
Ship Company, one German, rtz.i—The Hamburg-
Country. 1&00-07. 1207-08. 1903-09.
Amcrika line, and one Russian lino.
There are two up and two down weekly
steam era of the British India Steam Navigation Bo.
E*. Ea.
Company, carrying mails and cargo.
28,000
Tho following freights ruled per ton for the Aden
undermentioned articles:— America . 2.48.SOO 1,93.000 3.43,543
Date* to New York • • 43 shilHags.
Belgium 8,10,210 2L23A10 17,20,415
Pa
Dried fish to India • 10 Franco . 1,13,935 4,23,530 3,34,437'
Dry dates to India • 8 Germany 1,53.820 l,70fC25
Mother of Pearl to India 13
Frails to India « 12 Hollaed . 4,000
Dry limes to India • 1G India 43£j.OOO 41,44,700 62,17,555

The rate of passage money by the British India Persia 432,500 7,53,500 7,50.767
steamers to Bombay is Rs. 110 for first class, Eoucnania • 1,52.650
Rs. 55 for the second class and Rs. 10 for deck.
Passage to London or Manchester by Bucknall Tarkey la Asia 7 S.QiO 83.400 1,05,832
Brothers line is £25 and to Marseilles £20.
Passages by tho Anglo-Algerian or Hanburg- Unite-1 Kingdom 7,94,900 15,41.450 1233,710
Amenka line to the above places is £10 higher.
Oth^r ccnntrioa €8,0-:O 1.20,000 1,6 £730
R E. HOLLAND,
Total 69.21,375 98,45,500 £025,7.315
His Britannic Majesty t Consul, Mask at.

TABLE I—B.

Total Imports of Principal Articles.
QcAxnnza. Yalcb.
Article.
1905-07. 1907-03. 19034)9. 1900-07. 19974)3. 1908-08.

Rs. Rs. Rs.
Asms aitd AiDTUHI- • M • •• 16,55,075 41,85,760 85,64,665
TIOV.

Gjlatsb—

Rice ... ••• Tons. 20,000 12,000 15,635 24,00,000 16,50,000 21,10,725
Wheat and other j* 2,500 2,400 3,271 1,92,000 1,89,000 2,94,808
grains.

net ?. a