| | | | | Independent states | 1,000 | 75,000 | 12,000 | 75.00 | 12.00 +---------+---------+---------+ | Total independent states | 505,800 | 718,271 | 622,313 | | +=========+=========+=========+ | Asiatic states | 452,500 | 249,453 | 201,942 | | American and South African | 53,300 | 468,818 | 420,371 | | ---------------------------+---------+---------+---------+-------+------ FOOTNOTES: [A] Haikwan tael, 74.9 cents. [B] Yen, 52.9 cents. [C] Peso, gold, 96.5 cents. [D] Milreis, paper (1896), 20-1/2 cents. [E] Peso, gold. [F] Soler, 43 cents. [G] Dollar (47 cents) for exports, gold dollar for imports. [H] Peso, $1. [I] Bolivar, 19.3 cents. The year is 1896, and where a different one is taken it is so marked against the country in the table. The figures only represent the direct merchandise trade. All specie and bullion shipments are eliminated from the account. _II. Trade of India and Dependencies and of Colonies and other Possessions of the United Kingdom (Year ending March, 1897)._ Key: (A) Number of inhabitants. (B) Importations. Thousands of dollars. (C) Exportations. Thousands of dollars. (D) Imports per capita. Dollars. (E) Exports per capita. Dollars. ---------------------------+---------+---------+---------+-------+------ NAMES OF COLONIES AND | | | | | OTHER POSSESSIONS. | (A) | (B) | (C) | (D) | (E) ---------------------------+---------+---------+---------+-------+------ India and its | | | | | dependencies[A] | 290,690 | 284,026 | 378,732 | .97 | 1.30 | | | | | _Colonies._ | | | | | | | | | | Cape Colony | 1,820 | 91,800 | 39,000 | 50.04 | 20.15 Natal | 778 | 18,000 | 6,500 | 23.15 | 8.20 Gold Coast and other | | | | | Central African | | | | | possessions | 36,700 | 19,000 | 17,000 | .52 | .46 Canada | 5,125 | 118,000 | 121,000 | 23.05 | 24.04 West Indies | 3,614 | 30,000 | 25,000 | 8.33 | 6.94 Australasia and Oceanica | 4,793 | 204,500 | 210,000 | 42.65 | 43.75 +---------+---------+---------+ | Trade of all countries | | | | | under British flag | 343,520 | 765,326 | 797,232 | | +=========+=========+=========+ | Trade of colonies with | | | | |