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SESSIONAL PAPERS, 1881
113
A,
THE MALDIVE ISLANDS.
Value of Imports into., and Exports from British India and Ceylon.
(Converted into sterling at 2s. the rupee.)
Bengal.
Madras.
Total of British India.
Ceylon.
British India
and Ceylon.
Combined
Import
and Ex-
port trade
with
British
India.
Combined
Import
Combined
Import
and Ex-
Year.
Im-
ports.
Ex-
ports.
Imports
Exports.
Imports.
Exports.
Im-
ports.
Exports.
Total
Imports.
Total
Exports.
and Ex-
port trade
with
Ceylon.
port trade
with
British
India and
Ceylon.
—
——-
—
—
-—--
—
-——
—
—
—
—
—
-—-
.—
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
1841
13,433
11,731
6,549
20,082
...
1842
15,716
4,368
10,170
15,886
...
1843
10,279
3,848
6,921
17,218
...
...
1844
16,344
3,458
7,498
...
13,842
...
...
1845
18,190
8,937
7,325
25,515
...
; 1846
17,413
9,562
6,728
14,141
: 1847
19,082
7,655
6,247
25,329
...
1848
20,573
14,403
4,632
2,620
25,205
17,023
42,228
1849
15,178
8,843
6,286
5,896
21,464
14,739
36,203
1850
16,453
10,845
5,630
3,352
12,083
14,207
26,290
1851
15,748
7,945
4,956
3,301
• 20,704
11,246
31,950
1852
13,629
6,063
3,339
2,051
16,968
8,114
25,082
1853
8,339
6,119
5,582
1,769
13,921
7,888
21,809
1854
11,633
6,035
5,174
1,538
16,807
7,573
a »
...
...
24,380
1855
20,752
22,666
487
496
21,239
23,162
44,401
1856*
12,877
12,678
2,205
756
15,082
13,434
31,934
5,072
47,016
18,506
28,516
37,006
65,522
1857
13,972
13,585
610
427
14,582
14,012
28,531
4,032
43,113
18,044
28,594
32,563
61,157
1858
16,305
11,575
3,276
601
19,581
12,] 76
24,508
4,314
44,089
16,490
31,757
28,822
60,579
1859
10,156
9,567
882
424
11,038
9,991
25,479
5,749
36,517
15,740
21,029
31,228
52,257
1860
17,761
19,767
838
387
18,599
20,154
20,136
5,101
38,735
25,255
38,753
25,327
63,990
1861
21,765
26,003
365
214
22,130
26,217
26,649
6,740
48,779
32,957
48,347
33,389
81,736
1862
20,313
17,165
823
399
21,136
17,564
35,604
9,385
56,740
26,949
38,700
44,989
83,689
1863
17,669
18,890
1,653
617
19,322
19,507
32,978
7,418
52,300
26,925
38,829
40,396
79,225
1864
29,893
27,272
1,440
414
31,333
27,686
41,881
6,741
73,214
34,427
59,019
48,622
107,641
1865
21,313
22,374
2,288
677
23,601
23,051
31,129
6,079
54,730
29,130
46,652
37,208
83,860
1866
28,077
25,587
1,419
816
29,496
26,568
29,789
4,255
59,285
30,823
56,064
34,044
90,108
| 1867f
19,353
38,864
44,531
9,074
63,884
47,938
58,217
53,605
111,822
1868
17,294
26,848
17,795
3,906
f35,089'|
r 31,399 j
26,914
6,579
62,003
37,978
66.488
33,493
99,981
1869
33,571
31,351
25,190
5,605
H 59,030
39,014 H
30,104
4,774
89,134
43,788
98,044
34,878
132,922
1870
31,117
31,643
21,561
7,048
(-52,760
39,3241
33,536
5,709
86,296
45,033
92,084
39,245
131,329
1 1871§
48,614
Hi
iN
38,907
39,683
10,413
88,297
49,320
87,521
50,096
137,617
1872
68,222
38,849
40,427
12,776
108,649
51,625
107,071
53,203
160,274
1873
...
50,711
31,567
40,666
15,819
91,377
47,386
82,278
56,485
138,763 5
I 1874
40,790 J
L 27,487
37,744
25,584
78,534
53,070
68,277
63,328
131,605 |
i 1875
29,562
29,829
35,231
25,109
64,793
54,938
59,391
60,340
119,731 |
i 1876
26,026
34,758
39,955
34,554
65,981
69,312
60,784
74,509
135,293
3 1877
21,954
32,635
35,395
21,105
57,349
53,740
54,589
56,500
111,089 5
| 1878
20,562
34,485
26,964
25,091
47,526
59,576
55,047
52,055
107,102
1879
29,297
42,110
34,273
32,970
63,570
75,080
71,407
67,243
138,650
1880
18,085
27,519
39,215
38,743
57,300
66,262
45,604
77,958
123,562
1881
24,276
38,997
37,150
35,293
61,426
74,290
63,273
72,443
135,716
_
* Prior to 1856 the Maldives were included under the head “ Other Countries” in the Ceylon Blue Books.
t Prior to 1867 the Indian financial year closed on April 30th ; since then it has ended on March 31st. The returns for 1867 are for
11 months only.
J Another return gives the figures for 1868-70 as :—
British India.
Imports.
Exports.
1868...
34,020
30,882
1869...
63,782
38,414
1870...
49,608
38,584
Combined
trade with
British
India.
Combined
trade with
British India
and Ceylon.
64,902
102,196
88,192
98,495
137,074
127,537
§ Since 1870 the Maldives appear to have been included under the head “ Other Countries” in the Bengal and Madras returns.
II including the Lakkadives and Minakai, classed since 1875 among British India Ports.
113
A,
THE MALDIVE ISLANDS.
Value of Imports into., and Exports from British India and Ceylon.
(Converted into sterling at 2s. the rupee.)
Bengal.
Madras.
Total of British India.
Ceylon.
British India
and Ceylon.
Combined
Import
and Ex-
port trade
with
British
India.
Combined
Import
Combined
Import
and Ex-
Year.
Im-
ports.
Ex-
ports.
Imports
Exports.
Imports.
Exports.
Im-
ports.
Exports.
Total
Imports.
Total
Exports.
and Ex-
port trade
with
Ceylon.
port trade
with
British
India and
Ceylon.
—
——-
—
—
-—--
—
-——
—
—
—
—
—
-—-
.—
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
1841
13,433
11,731
6,549
20,082
...
1842
15,716
4,368
10,170
15,886
...
1843
10,279
3,848
6,921
17,218
...
...
1844
16,344
3,458
7,498
...
13,842
...
...
1845
18,190
8,937
7,325
25,515
...
; 1846
17,413
9,562
6,728
14,141
: 1847
19,082
7,655
6,247
25,329
...
1848
20,573
14,403
4,632
2,620
25,205
17,023
42,228
1849
15,178
8,843
6,286
5,896
21,464
14,739
36,203
1850
16,453
10,845
5,630
3,352
12,083
14,207
26,290
1851
15,748
7,945
4,956
3,301
• 20,704
11,246
31,950
1852
13,629
6,063
3,339
2,051
16,968
8,114
25,082
1853
8,339
6,119
5,582
1,769
13,921
7,888
21,809
1854
11,633
6,035
5,174
1,538
16,807
7,573
a »
...
...
24,380
1855
20,752
22,666
487
496
21,239
23,162
44,401
1856*
12,877
12,678
2,205
756
15,082
13,434
31,934
5,072
47,016
18,506
28,516
37,006
65,522
1857
13,972
13,585
610
427
14,582
14,012
28,531
4,032
43,113
18,044
28,594
32,563
61,157
1858
16,305
11,575
3,276
601
19,581
12,] 76
24,508
4,314
44,089
16,490
31,757
28,822
60,579
1859
10,156
9,567
882
424
11,038
9,991
25,479
5,749
36,517
15,740
21,029
31,228
52,257
1860
17,761
19,767
838
387
18,599
20,154
20,136
5,101
38,735
25,255
38,753
25,327
63,990
1861
21,765
26,003
365
214
22,130
26,217
26,649
6,740
48,779
32,957
48,347
33,389
81,736
1862
20,313
17,165
823
399
21,136
17,564
35,604
9,385
56,740
26,949
38,700
44,989
83,689
1863
17,669
18,890
1,653
617
19,322
19,507
32,978
7,418
52,300
26,925
38,829
40,396
79,225
1864
29,893
27,272
1,440
414
31,333
27,686
41,881
6,741
73,214
34,427
59,019
48,622
107,641
1865
21,313
22,374
2,288
677
23,601
23,051
31,129
6,079
54,730
29,130
46,652
37,208
83,860
1866
28,077
25,587
1,419
816
29,496
26,568
29,789
4,255
59,285
30,823
56,064
34,044
90,108
| 1867f
19,353
38,864
44,531
9,074
63,884
47,938
58,217
53,605
111,822
1868
17,294
26,848
17,795
3,906
f35,089'|
r 31,399 j
26,914
6,579
62,003
37,978
66.488
33,493
99,981
1869
33,571
31,351
25,190
5,605
H 59,030
39,014 H
30,104
4,774
89,134
43,788
98,044
34,878
132,922
1870
31,117
31,643
21,561
7,048
(-52,760
39,3241
33,536
5,709
86,296
45,033
92,084
39,245
131,329
1 1871§
48,614
Hi
iN
38,907
39,683
10,413
88,297
49,320
87,521
50,096
137,617
1872
68,222
38,849
40,427
12,776
108,649
51,625
107,071
53,203
160,274
1873
...
50,711
31,567
40,666
15,819
91,377
47,386
82,278
56,485
138,763 5
I 1874
40,790 J
L 27,487
37,744
25,584
78,534
53,070
68,277
63,328
131,605 |
i 1875
29,562
29,829
35,231
25,109
64,793
54,938
59,391
60,340
119,731 |
i 1876
26,026
34,758
39,955
34,554
65,981
69,312
60,784
74,509
135,293
3 1877
21,954
32,635
35,395
21,105
57,349
53,740
54,589
56,500
111,089 5
| 1878
20,562
34,485
26,964
25,091
47,526
59,576
55,047
52,055
107,102
1879
29,297
42,110
34,273
32,970
63,570
75,080
71,407
67,243
138,650
1880
18,085
27,519
39,215
38,743
57,300
66,262
45,604
77,958
123,562
1881
24,276
38,997
37,150
35,293
61,426
74,290
63,273
72,443
135,716
_
* Prior to 1856 the Maldives were included under the head “ Other Countries” in the Ceylon Blue Books.
t Prior to 1867 the Indian financial year closed on April 30th ; since then it has ended on March 31st. The returns for 1867 are for
11 months only.
J Another return gives the figures for 1868-70 as :—
British India.
Imports.
Exports.
1868...
34,020
30,882
1869...
63,782
38,414
1870...
49,608
38,584
Combined
trade with
British
India.
Combined
trade with
British India
and Ceylon.
64,902
102,196
88,192
98,495
137,074
127,537
§ Since 1870 the Maldives appear to have been included under the head “ Other Countries” in the Bengal and Madras returns.
II including the Lakkadives and Minakai, classed since 1875 among British India Ports.