12 Flux, Costs of Sea Transport in proportion to Values. 



To try what influence the trade of neighbouring' 

 Colonies has on the returns, we examine the 



Trade between the United Kingdom and India, Ceylon, Mauritius, 

 and the Straits Settlements (in thousand £). 



Average of 



Exports. 



Imports. 



Excess 



of 

 Imports 

 per cent. 



Shipping 



Employed. 



Thousands of 



tons cleared 



or entered. 



Excess 



per ton 



of 



Shipping. 



1875-79. 











s. d. 



To the East 



35.68i . 



• 37.528 



.. 5"2 



•• 1.525 • 



24/2 



From the East . . 



30,897 . 



• 37.294 



. . 207 



.. 1, ill . 



"5/- 



Total trade 







12-4 



.. 2,636 . 



62/6 



1880-84. 













To the East 



41,968 . 



• 46,153 



. . I0'2 



.. 1,907 . 



43/n 



From the East . . 



33.672 • 



. 42,497 



.'. 263 



• . 1,339 -. 



I3I/9 



Total trade 







17-2 



. . 3,246 .. 



80/1 



1885-89. 













To the East 



42,827 . 



. 47-iSl 



. . I02 



.. 2,047 • 



42/6 



From the East . . 



31.885 • 



. 40,251 



. . 262 



. . 1,411 . 



118/7 



Total trade 







170 



•• 3.458 . 



73/7 



1890-94. 













To the East .... 



43.769 • 



• 45.833 



.. 4-8 



.. 1,886 .. 



2l/ll 



From the East . . 



30,520 . 



. 40,821 



•• 337 



.. 1.347 •• 



152/11 



Total trade .... 







168 



•• 3.233 •• 



76/5 



It is tolerably clear that the values on arrival in the 

 East and on departure thence are under-stated. To 

 correct this error would, as may be seen by a brief con- 

 sideration of the figures, rather increase the total excess 

 of imports on the whole trade, if the percentage error be 

 not greater for the goods at shipment than for those 

 valued at arrival. (The yearly movement is shown in 

 Plate 12.) 



The returns of shipping here employed are those of 

 the United Kingdom, and do not include ships light or 

 in ballast, as do the Indian returns. 



