206 THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA
Principal Articles of Lmport and Export, 1911.
Imports. Apparel .
Ai-ms and Ammunition Bags
Cotton Manufactures Drugs and Clieuiicals Electrical Wire and Fit
tings ... Food and Drink Furniture. Glycerine . Haberdashery . Hardware Hats and Caps . Implements: Agricultural Iron and steel . Leather Manufactures :
Inch Boots and Shoes Machinery Oils .... Tobacco . Wax (Candle) . Wood and Timber . Woollen Manufactures
£
2,722,420 201,852 305,016
2,992,720 930,252
486,626
6,33(3,262
094,956
531,611
1,792,410
1,778,407
243,070
402,388
1,229,005
1 549 346 2,958,955 683,346 188,606 197,136 1,106,143 891,769
Expo UTS Asbestos . Bark Wattle Buchu Leaves Coal Copper Diamonds. Dynamite . Feathers, Ostrich Fish . Fodder Fruit Gold
Hides and Skin Mohair Oil: Whale Sugar Tin Ore . Tobacco . Wines Wool
£
25,210
289,557
29,647
1,088,080
573,737
8,281,907
13,937
2 253,140
51,556
30,149
53,849
35,064,344
1,210,431
917,874
96,163
23,211
244.691
20,684
24,989
3,S99,S2S
The imports from the United Kingdom ai)d British Possessions amounted to 58*3 per cent, and 10 '1 per cent, respective!}^, and 89 "1 per cent, of the exports were shipped to the United Kingdom.
Imports of S^Decie amounted to 1,110,111/.
The folloAving table gives the total values and percentages of general merchandise imported, according to countries, fo]- two years :—
Imports into British South Africa of General Merchandise.
1910
1911
Country of Origin.
Valr.e
Per cent, of Total
Value
Per cent, of Total
United Kingdom
20,728,373
59 01
£ '21 ,252,221
58-35
Australia .... India
Canada. . . . • Other British Possessions .
1,617,682 802,394 647,750 508,506
4-61 2-29 1-84 1-62
1 ,567,401 875,827 (554,812 565,015
4-30 2-40
1-80 1-55
Total British Possessions .
3,036,332
10-36
3,663,055
10-05
Total— British Empire
24,364,705
09-37
24,915,270
68-40
Foreign Countries.
Germany .... United States
Belgium .... Sv/eden .... Holland ....
Brazil
France .... Other Foreign Countries .
3,619,029 2,740,333 659,164 077,328 538,227 478,438 563,024 1,483,426
10-30 7-80 1-88 1-93 1-53 1-36 1 60 4-23
3,503,932 2,918,388 809,270 678,939 036,104 609,059 590,445 1,702,126
9(52 8 01 2-22 1-87 1-75 1 07 1 62 ! 4-84
Total— Foreign Countries .
10,758,909
30-03
ll,508,-263
3160
Total— General Merchandise
35,123,074
100
36,423,539
100
