British 81 Bast Africa ] FOREIGN TRADE ; EXPORTS Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie and of the large State sub sidy granted to this line. English trade had no such privileges.

Further, in commercial competition with German firms, British manufacturers were handicapped by the long terms of credit which were offered, even to dis tributors of uncertain standing, by the German importers, supported by the German Government and German banks. That other methods were employed to increase the handicap would appear from the report, which there is reason to credit, that complaisant Indian traders who showed a partiality for wares of German origin have found themselves provided with a motor bicycle or a free return passage to Mecca. It is esti mated that 60 per cent. of the “ bazaar ” import trade of the East Africa Protectorate used to be in the hands of the German firms. Now that these are closed down , the British importers appreciate the relief from this incubus of unscrupulous and heavily subsidized rivalry.

1 (2) FOREIGN The records of the value of the export and import trade of British East Africa from 1896 to 1916 ( Table III) show the remarkable expansion which has taken place during this period, and which, though checked by the war, will doubtless be resumed, and probably accelerated, on the re-establishment of peace. As the whole foreign trade of Uganda passes through the East Africa Protectorate, and is included in the East Africa figures, it is unnecessary to give the Uganda returns separately.

Exports. The principal export products of the East Africa Protectorate are hides and skins , fibre, coffee, copra, maize, millet and sesame, beans, pulse and ground-nuts, live -stock, wool, bark and borities, rubber, beeswax, ivory , potatoes, and ghee. The export of most of these may be expected toincrease inthe future; but ivory shows a falling -off, due to the depletion of 1.See Tables III-VII in Appendix, pp . 103–6.