Trade of the [sland of Crete. 231 
DISTRICT OF CANEA, 
Shipping and Navigation.—The total number of British 
ships that entered amount to seven; all from England, with 
cargoes consisting principally of coals and soda ash, valued 
altogether at 49,093, and having a total burthen of 1,824 
tons. The total number of their crews was 74. All these 
vessels cleared in ballast—namely, four for Constantinople, 
two for Zante, and one for Smyrna. The following is a 
statement of foreign ships entered and cleared, not in- 
cluding those engaged in the coasting trade:—Entered, 
429 vessels ; total value of cargoes, £190,907 ; cleared, 470 
vessels; total value of cargoes, £160,400. 
The Austrian Lloyds steamers, plying as they do weekly 
between Syria, Canea, Retimo, and Candia, and vice versd, 
also carry on a coasting trade. The goods thus conveyed 
between the intermediate ports of this Island are chiefly 
native produce, and the amount thereof is trifling. 
The town of Canea is chiefly dependent upon 4 Italian, 
and a few Maltese boats, for its daily supply of fresh fish. 
All these shipping returns have been obtained from official 
~ gources. 
The value of the following articles of importation and 
exportation have been calculated, according to current 
market prices, and their quantities estimated approxi- 
mately by local merchants. 
Imports.—The imports amounted to £188,370, and con- 
sisted of wheat, flour, barley, beans, sugar, coffee, rice, 
butter, codfish, and herrings, tobacco, calicoes, and T cloths, 
cotton twist, bullock hides, soda, ash, natron, jute-sacks 
(from Dundee), timber, hardware, rope of all kinds, &c. 
wate following goods were received from England and 
alta :— 
Articles. Quantity. Value. 
Piastres 4 
Soda Ash a aC VE: 6,840 461,400 = 4,083 
Jute Sacks ots de EE: 5,000 |. 40,000 354. 
BN i a > si sce BASS 150 27,000 239 
Miscellaneous ... fa. sia 30,000 =. 205 
a eedh, 2 ae ine 558,400 =4,941 
