No. 27-Continued. TRADE WITH PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, distinguishing PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES. NOTE.-A rebate of duty has been granted to goods, the growth, produce or manufacture of the United Kingdom, from August 15th, 1903. Similar Preferential treatment has been accorded Canadian products from 1st July, 1904, Australian products from October 1st, 1906, and New Zealand products from 1st January, 1907. For details as to the rebate allowed under the South African Customs Union Convention of 1906, see pp. 368 et seq. (b) Included with "Other Foreign Countries." 1636. N 2 No. 27-Continued, TRADE WITH PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES. CAPE OF GOOD HOPE-EXPORTS by SEA. (~) TOTAL VALUE OF EXPORTS of DOMESTIC and OTHER PRODUCE by SEA (including BULLION NOTE-The value of diamonds and raw gold (the produce of South African Colonies) brought overland into the (a) The figures for 1906, which have been extracted from the returns compiled by the South African Customs The value of goods exported overland to other South African Colonies and Protectorates is not included in the Protectorates during each of years ended (b) Mostly the value of Gold Specie exported. (c) The figures show the exports overland of dutiable goods only in 1904 and prior years. (d) Including British Bechuanaland to November 16th, 1895, when it was annexed to Cape Colony, No 27-Continued. TRADE WITH PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES CAPE OF GOOD HOPE-EXPORTS BY SEA. (a) and SPECIE) from the CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, distinguishing PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES. Colony for shipment at Cape ports is included in the returns of Exports though not in those of Imports. Statistical Bureau, exclude Inter-State Trade by Sea (ie. with Natal) which was included in 1905 and prior years. above Table. The value of such goods (excluding specie) exported overland to cther South African Colonies and 31st December, 1895 to 1906, was as follows: 25,714,440 28,308,417 33,812,210 40,497,904 (e) Natal entered the South African Customs Union on January 3rd, 1899, Transvaal and Southern Rhodesia ou August 15th, 1903, and North-Western Rhodesia on December 1st, 1905. (f) Trade with the Transvaal and Orange River Colony was interrupted owing to the outbreak of the war in October, 1899. (9) It is stated that a proportion of the overland exports to Natal for 1905 and prior years is included in the return of exports by sea. (h) Excluding Colonial Government Stores. No. 27-Continued. TRADE WITH PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES. BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA-IMPORTS BY SEA. TOTAL VALUE of IMPORTS by Sea (including BULLION and SPECIE) into BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA as a whole (excluding INTER-STATE TRADE), during the Year 1906, distinguishing PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN. Note. The particulars given in the Tables are extracted from returns compiled by the South African Customs Statistical Bureau, and represent the Trade, by Sea, of British South Africa as a whole. Comparative figures for years prior to 1908 are not available. In the case of Imports, "Countries of Origin" are shown. For particulars of the preferential treatment of the products of the United Kingdom and other countries, see note on p. 191. (a) Exclusive of Merchandise to the value of 11,816/. imported direct up the Zambesi, and finally entered at Feira, in North-Western Rhodesia. No. 27-Continued. TRADE WITH PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES. BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA-EXPORTS BY SEA. TOTAL VALUE of EXPORTS of DOMESTIC AND OTHER PRODUCE, by Sea (including BULLION and SPECIE), from BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA as a whole (excluding INTER-STATE TRADE) during the Year 1906, distinguishing PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES. (b) Exclusive of the value of all Merchandise Exported Overland from Cape Colony to German South-West Africa, and exclusive also of Merchandise to the value of 9371. exported from Feira, in North-Western Rhodesia, direct down the Zambesi. |