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10.1057/9780230270305 - The Statesman's Year-Book, Edited by John Scott-Keltie
SHIPPING AND COMMUNICATIONS. 209
ami the exports from Great Britain of domestic produce and manufactures to
Natal for six years, according to the Board of Trade Returns :—
-
Imports from Natal
Exports of British
produce to Natal
1894
£
088,053
1,420,972
18115
._
£
710,740
1,604,209
1S9G
£
793 557
3,134,184
1897
£
750,871
3,407,088
1898
£
1,035,047
3,055,390
1899
£
857,285
2,9S»,078
The wool imports into Great Britain from Natal amounted in 1899 to the
value of 566,791.; hides, 64,663.; coffee, 30,605.; bark, 62,2162.; skins
and furs, 55,016. Some of the wool and other articles are from the neighbour
ing colonies, which also take one-fifth of the merchandise imported into
Natal.
The chief articles exported from Great Britain to Natal in 1899 were apparel
and haberdashery, 465,244.; cottons, 177,565.; iron, wrought and uirwrought,
440,943.; leather, 202,209.; machinery, 177,479.; woollens, 123,397.;
hardware and cutlery, 48,000.; spirits, 43,088.; beer and ale, 20,733.;
carriages, &c, 117,390.; cycles, 20,891.; furniture, 46,691.
Shipping and Communications.
In 1899 the registered shipping of the colony consisted of 14 sailing vessels
of 699 tons, and 14 steamers of 2,495 tons ; total, 28 vessels of 3,194 tons.
In 1899, 734 vesselsof 1,397,306 tons entered, and 716 vessels of 1,381,346
tons cleared. Of the former 80 of 113,919 tons were from the United Kingdom
direct; 328 of 729,890 tons from Cape Colony, including 258 of 662,952 tons
from the United Kingdom. Of the vessels cleared, 50 of 84,829 tons cleared
for the United Kingdom direct, and 228 of 543,830 tons for Cape Colony.
There are 591 miles of railway open, all constructed and worked by the
Govorumeut, with the exception of the North Coast Extension beyond
Verulam, which was constructed by the Natal Zululand Railway Company,
and is worked by the Government. The main line extends from the Port of
Durban to Pietcrmai itzburg, and thence to the border of the Transvaal
Colony, 307 miles distance from the Port, with an extension from the border
to Johannesburg and Pretoria, the total distance by rail from Durban
to Johannesburg being 483 miles, and from Durban to Pretoria 511 miles.
There are branch lines, as follows :—one extending northwards from Durban
to the Tugela River, 69 miles ; another from South Coast Junction to
Umtwalumi (51 miles); and the last but longest from the main line to
Harrismith (Orange River Colony) with a mileage of 59£ miles, 23| of which
run through the Orange River Colony. A line runs from Phornoille
Junction (60 miles from the Port) to Richmond (17 miles), and another
connects Greytowu with Pieternuiritzburg (65 miles). The total cost
of construction and equipment of the railways up to the end of the year
1899 was 7,267,588. The revenue for 1899 was 940,100.; expenditure,
628,942. The net receipts for the year were equal to 4. 5s. 7^c. per cent,
upon capital.
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Agent-General in London.—Sir Walter Peace, K.C.M.G.
Secretary.—R. Russell.