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PART 1.] Hughes •, Statistics of coal mportations into India. 
In tlie following table tlie quota of coals annually supplied by eacb country is 
given for tbe years 1870 to 1874 inclusive, but for tbe succeeding periods to 1877, 
I have only noted tbe larger contributions. It will be undei’stood tbat under tbe 
bead of Holland, Mauritius, Red Sea, Aden, Ceylon, and the Straits, it is “ transit 
coal” and not “indigenous coal” that has been exported for India;— 
Table II .—Imports of coal to India from various countries from 1870 to 1877. 
1870. 
1871. 
1872. 
1873. 
1874. 
1875. 
1876. 
1877. 
United Kingdom... 
301,864 
257,914 
348,725 
287,813 
330,635 
339,821 
359,680 
494,318 
Australia 
12,607 
8,942 
5,917 
1,511 
14,677 
4,652 
6,130 
798 
France 
415 
1,241 
454 
17,902 
5,676 
156 
1,111 
Germany 
10 
250 
5,007 
1,613 
1,710 
660 
... 
500 
Mediterranean ports 
275 
... 
... 
Holland 
... 
102 
... 
Ilussia 
500 
... 
America 
460 
... 
441 
799 
687 
130 
2,146 
Mauritius 
... 
103 
... 
... 
Red Sea 
50 
... 
... 
Aden 
120 
187 
136 
98 
... 
... 
Ceylon 
420 
363 
1,386 
218 
207 
... 
Straits 
... 
187 
74 
... 
... 
Java ... 
400 
... 
... 
802 
400 
otter countries ... 
159 
188 
182 
44 
30 
Total 
315,935 
269,396 
361,960 
310,265 
354,231 
... 
... 
During the last year, the shipments of Australian coal have fallen off seriously ; 
and I think we have now seen almost the last attemjrt to force it into the Indian 
market. For the sake of reference, I give the imports for the 20 years ended 
1877:— 
Table III .—Imports oj Australian coal to India from 1857 to 1877. 
Tons. Tons. 
1857 to Bengal ... 2,271 to Bombay ... 2,176 
1858 ... 14.061 ... 8,998 
1859 ... 4,278 ... 2,293 
