206 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

Principal Articles of Lmport and Export, 1911.

Imports. Apparel .

Ai-ms and Ammunition Bags

Cotton Manufactures Drugs and Clieuiicals Electrical Wire and Fit

tings ... Food and Drink Furniture. Glycerine . Haberdashery . Hardware Hats and Caps . Implements: Agricultural Iron and steel . Leather Manufactures :

Inch Boots and Shoes Machinery Oils .... Tobacco . Wax (Candle) . Wood and Timber . Woollen Manufactures

£

2,722,420 201,852 305,016

2,992,720 930,252

486,626

6,33(3,262

094,956

531,611

1,792,410

1,778,407

243,070

402,388

1,229,005

1 549 346 2,958,955 683,346 188,606 197,136 1,106,143 891,769

Expo UTS Asbestos . Bark Wattle Buchu Leaves Coal Copper Diamonds. Dynamite . Feathers, Ostrich Fish . Fodder Fruit Gold

Hides and Skin Mohair Oil: Whale Sugar Tin Ore . Tobacco . Wines Wool

£

25,210

289,557

29,647

1,088,080

573,737

8,281,907

13,937

2 253,140

51,556

30,149

53,849

35,064,344

1,210,431

917,874

96,163

23,211

244.691

20,684

24,989

3,S99,S2S

The imports from the United Kingdom ai)d British Possessions amounted to 58*3 per cent, and 10 '1 per cent, respective!}^, and 89 "1 per cent, of the exports were shipped to the United Kingdom.

Imports of S^Decie amounted to 1,110,111/.

The folloAving table gives the total values and percentages of general merchandise imported, according to countries, fo]- two years :—

Imports into British South Africa of General Merchandise.

1910

1911

Country of Origin.

Valr.e

Per cent, of Total

Value

Per cent, of Total

United Kingdom

20,728,373

59 01

£ '21 ,252,221

58-35

Australia .... India

Canada. . . . • Other British Possessions .

1,617,682 802,394 647,750 508,506

4-61 2-29 1-84 1-62

1 ,567,401 875,827 (554,812 565,015

4-30 2-40

1-80 1-55

Total British Possessions .

3,036,332

10-36

3,663,055

10-05

Total— British Empire

24,364,705

09-37

24,915,270

68-40

Foreign Countries.

Germany .... United States

Belgium .... Sv/eden .... Holland ....

Brazil

France .... Other Foreign Countries .

3,619,029 2,740,333 659,164 077,328 538,227 478,438 563,024 1,483,426

10-30 7-80 1-88 1-93 1-53 1-36 1 60 4-23

3,503,932 2,918,388 809,270 678,939 036,104 609,059 590,445 1,702,126

9(52 8 01 2-22 1-87 1-75 1 07 1 62 ! 4-84

Total— Foreign Countries .

10,758,909

30-03

ll,508,-263

3160

Total— General Merchandise

35,123,074

100

36,423,539

100