. Seaways of the empire; notes on the geography of transport. ly a small part finds its way through the Suez Canal,in connexion with the ports of the East African coast;while a still smaller part is linked with the trade of theWest Coast. The mass of the traffic is direct, or viathe Islands, to Capetown, Durban, or Delagoa Bay asterminal points. According to our Board of Tradestatistics, 73 net tons of British steamships cleared forBritish South Africa in 1912; more than half of theseships were carrying cargo to Durban. Add the clear-ances to Portuguese East Africa, and we have a total ofwell
. Seaways of the empire; notes on the geography of transport. ly a small part finds its way through the Suez Canal,in connexion with the ports of the East African coast;while a still smaller part is linked with the trade of theWest Coast. The mass of the traffic is direct, or viathe Islands, to Capetown, Durban, or Delagoa Bay asterminal points. According to our Board of Tradestatistics, 73 net tons of British steamships cleared forBritish South Africa in 1912; more than half of theseships were carrying cargo to Durban. Add the clear-ances to Portuguese East Africa, and we have a total ofwell over i -o tons of shipping carrying cargo of some kindto South Africa. As against this, we can find only -65tons returning direct from South Africa. There is Uttle orno movement in ballast, in either direction, while foreignships have practically no share in the trade betweenBritish South Africa and the United Kingdom. It isnatural to ask. Why is there this great difference betweenthe outward and homeward tonnage; where are the lost 10 SEAWAYS OF THE EMPIRE. Fig. I.—South Africa and Australasia I SOUTH|AFRICA II ^=TX RUSSIAN EMPIRE ASIAseawaysofempiren00sarg
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