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Coal

Gold .

Petroleum

Manganese-ore

Salt

Saltpetre

Mica

Leai-ore and lead

Tungsten-ore

Ruby, sapphire and

spinel Iron-ore Jadestone

1910

£

,455,544

!,202,486

835,927

849,455

565,078

223,702

177,152

163,022

38,873

58,849

9,811

64,747

1911

£

2,502.610

2,238,143

884,398

648,701

469,235

220,012

188,642

181,989

99,989

67,594 44,487 41,660

Tin-ore and t

Silver .

Graphite

Chromite

Alum

Garnet .

Corundum

Magnesite

Diamonds

Amber .

Other .

Total value

1910

1911

£

£

18,578

24,931

4,G68

11,575

20,479

9,425

2,315

5,072

2,869

2,792

1,842

1,845

323

1,660

1,382

1,047

590

478

283

133

604

, 837

£7,698,939

£7,057,261

The quantity of coal produced was 12,715,534 tons in 1911, compared with 12,047,413 tons in 1910; of iron-ore, 366,180 tons in 1911, against 54,626 tons in 1910 ; of petroleum, 225,792,094 gallons, against 214,829,647 gallons in 1910.

Commerce.

The following table applies to the sea-borne external trade of India, which in 1834-35 amounted to Rupees 14,34,22,900 : —

Increase !

Increase

Years

Average

Annual

Imports

Average Annua 1 Exports

orDecreasejor Decrease

per cent. of per cent, of

Imports J Exports

Rupees

Rupees

1

1861-62 to 1867-68 .

46,56,42,170

55,24,73,500

—

1868-69 to 1874-75 .

43,14,49,650

57,37,96,110

-7-34

3-86

1875-76 to 1881-82 .

53,15,83,790

69,43,21,910

23-21

21-00

1882-83 to 1888-89 .

72.76,82,400

89,30,02,560

36-89

28-62

1889-90 to 1895-96 .

87,55,63,720

111,29,56,970

20-32

24-63

1896-97 to 1902-03 .

99,37,79,448

121,18,86,033

13-5

8-89

1903-04 to 1909-10 .

153,02,08,135

177,07,71,173

53-98

46-12

1907-08 .

178,82,25,441

182,93,39,081

10-48V

0-101

1908-09 .

151,52,23,465

159,46,34,418

-15-27 '

-12 83

1909-10 .

160,17,47,407

194,36,72,279

5-71

21-89

1910-11 .

173,47,93,188

217,08,85,284

8-31 i

11. 8

1911-12 .

197,52,62,694

238,27,53,231

13-86

9-76

1 In each case in the succeeding figures the increase or decrease in the last two columns is as compared with the previous year.

In the year ending March 31, 1912, the trade (private and Government) was as follows : —

—

Imports

Rupees 144,05,54,383 53,47,08,480

Exports

Merchandise

Treasure ....

Rupees

227,90.14,168 10,37,39,063

Total

197,52,62,863 (131,6&1,19U.)

238,27,53, 231 (158,850,2157.)

The following table excludes Government stores and Government

treasure : —