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PROCEEDINGS OF SECTION E. 



Copper ore to — 



United Kingdom 



Germany 



Japan 



Belgium 



Italy 



TIN. 



The oxide of tin is distributed very unequally over the earth's- 

 surface, and its occurrence on the Pacific littoral is limited to a few 

 localities. 



The world's principal source of tin is what is loosely referred to 

 as tlie Straits, comprising the Federated Malay States, Penang, and 

 Netherlands-India. 



The Federated Malay States produced, in 1905, 50,991 long 

 tons of ore, estimated to contain 35,693 tons of metal; and in 1906, 

 48,616 tons of ore, equal to 33,131 of metal. 



The imports (chiefly from Siam and Netherlands-India, but partly- 

 from Australia) amounted to 7,628 tons in 1905, and 8,078 in 1906. 



The exports, omitting insignificant amounts, in long tons, were: — 



1905. 1906. 



To England 31,512 ... 34,434 



Continent of Europe 8,492 ... 7,437 



United States 16,879 ... 15,008 



Netherlands-India 95 ... 160 



India 1,014 ... 856 



Japan 661 ... 561 



China 483 ... 433 



British Statistics (''Mines and Quarries'') estimate the produc- 

 tion of the British Straits Settlements for 1906 at 51 metric tons- 

 In the Netherlands-India, Banca and Billiton produced ores con- 

 taining : — 



Banca Island. — 1905, 8,979 metric tons; 1906, 11,744 metnc 

 tons. 



Billifoti Island. — 1905, 4,164 metric tons; 1906, 3,851 metric 

 tons. 



Sinkej), a small island between Banca and the Malay Peninsula, 

 produced — -1905, 453 metric tons; 1906, 389 metric tons. 



The ■ Straits (by which may be understood tlie Malay States) 

 sent — 



To Europe and America 

 India and China 

 Banca sold in Holland 

 Billiton sold in Java and Hol- 

 land 1,968 ... 2,229 



Siam exported, in 1905 and 1906, 7,800 and 7,807 metric tons of 

 tin ore estimated to contain 68 per cent, of metal. 



French Indo-China sent 24 long tons of tin ore to Honjr Konfr in 

 1906. ^ t, 



Tin is mentioned as occurring in the Philippine Ishind of Negros. 



