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1168 TURKEY AND TR1HUTAKY STATES :—EGYPT
The imports of wheat from Egypt, 352,005/. in J891, amounted to onlv
29,908J. in 1898, and 7,180,?. in 1899.
Shipping and Navigation.
The following tables show the nationality and tonnage of vessels arriving
and clearing at Alexandria. Great facilities have been afforded to steamers
since the completion of the docks, wharfs, and quays ; and in order to still
further facilitate navigation the Government have constructed a new pass,
300 feet wide, to enable vessels, which have often been delayed off the
port during stormy weather, to make a direct run into harbour. The new
pass, 30 feet deep, was opened to navigation in July 1894.
Arrivals and clearances of commercial vessels at Alexandria in five years :—
Year
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
2,393
2,132
2,203
2,454
2,805
Arrivals Clearances
2,206,667
2,123,591
2,267,120
2,555,396
2,414,674
Vessels
2,339
2,105
2,143
2,428
2,758
Tons
2,194,964
2,094,684
2,270,836
2,559,876
2,389,058
The following table shows the nationality of commercial vessels arrived
and cleared in 1899 :—
Nationality
Vessels Tons
British . . . .
French . . . .
Austrian . . . .
Turkish . . . .
Russian . . . .
Italian . . . .
Greek . . . .
Swedish and Norwegian .
' German . . . .
Other countries
Total for 1899 .
Vessels
747
119
115
1,382
76
141
124
22
30
46
2,803
Arrivals
Tons
1,150,231
272,327
223,854
158,818
162,834
253,031
43,758
42,614
56,378
50,829
2,414,674
Suez Canal.
Vessels
741
117
113
1,345
73
142
121
28
31
47
2,758
Clearances
Tons
1,139,698
267,458
220,028
152,586
159,631
252,943
42,520
52,463
57,806
33,925
2,389,058
The following table shows the number and gross tonnage ot vessels of all
nationalities that passed through the canal in 1899 : —
10.1057/9780230270305 - The Statesman's Year-Book, Edited by John Scott-Keltie
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