148 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — INDIA AND DEPENDENCIES
The number of vessels which entered with cargoes in the interportal trade was in 1908-09, 103,809 ot 16,334,169 tons ; in 1909-10, 104,069 of 16 385,222 tons ; in 1910-11, 101,074 of 15,924,234 tons ; m 1911-12, 100 483 of 15,438,427 tons ; and cleared in 1908-09, 89,312 of 16,385,586 tonL; in 1909-10, 84,001 of 16,486,721 tons ; in 1910-11, 84,172 of 16,161,168 tons ; in 1911-12, 88,335 of 15,741,328 tons.
The number and tonnage of vessels built or first registered at Indian ports for six years : — ^ ^___
1906-07 i 1907-08
No.
Ton- nage
No.
Ton- nage
1908-09
No.
Ton- nage
Built . Registered
124 185
5,583 27,571
113! 4,761 1179 I 7,854
1909-10 ! 1910-11 1911-12
No.
Ton- nage
No.
Ton- nage
No.
108 5,241 98] 4,691 1 112
188 13,6461 24(5 114,759 182 16,119| 124 110,393; 101
Ton- nage
4,482 21,259
Internal Communications.
I. Roads and Canals. The following table shows approximately the length in miles of roads maintained by public authorities throughout the country :—
Bengal. . . (1010-1911) Eastern Bengal and Assam
(1910-1911) United Provinces of A^a-a and Oudh . (1910-1911) Punjab . . (1910-1911) Burma. . . (1910-1911) Central Provs. and Berar
(1909-1910)
Madras Bombay N.W.F. Provs. Coorg . Rajputana , Central India Baluchistan Military works
(1910-1911) (1910-1911) (1910-1911) (1910-1911) (1910-1911) (1900-1901) (1910-1911) (1910-1911)
Metalled Miles 4,301-51
Unmetalled Miles 35,223-67 :
Total Miles
39,585-18
636-82
19,530-11
20,166-931
0,648-07
26,361-05
33,009-12
2,557-58
19,794-19
22,351-77
1,939-17
9,826 11
11,765-28
2,557
4,685
7,242
22,011
3,984-50
25,995-i)0
6,1 70 ■'.••'j
21,080-34
27,251-29
803-41
3,052-47 '-2
3 855-88
190
207
397
305
468
773
1,994
468-25
2,462-25
810-28
407-95
1,218-23^
1,218-06
805-31
2,0-23-37
1 Exclusiveof Bridle Roads of which 2,202-93 miles were maintained by the P.W.D. and 619-15 miles were maintained by local aiithorities. , ,. ■* • „+ i ^ „,.
'2 Includes 2,277-60 miles of roads maintained by local authorities but it is not known wlietlier they are metalled or unmetalled. ■, . ■ ^, , „n,c n m-r ir
3 Exclusive of serviceable fair-weather roads (130-65 miles) and bridle paths (1,000 lb
"" 4 Exclusive of serviceable fair-weather and temporary roads (191 -00 miles) and bridle paths (1,322-50 miles).
The Ganges, the Brahmaputra, the Indus, and the Irawadi, with some of their branches, are largely used for inland traffic. In Southern India, especially, canals are an important means of communication.
Miles open 1895 . 19,547 1900 . 24,752 1902 , 25,931
II. Railways.
Miles open Miles open
1903 . 26,956 I 1906 . 29,097
1904 . 27,565 I 1907 . 30,010
1905 . 28,295 1908 . 30,576
Miles open
1909 . 31,490
1910 . 32,099
1911 . 32,839
