less and telephone equipment. The United States holds third place, 
owing largely to the heavy shipments of flash lights and flash-light 
batteries. ‘The United States also obtains an important share of the 
trade in storage batteries, electric tools, therapeutic and X-ray 
equipment, and domestic appliances. 
The remaining countries supplying electrical goods to the Nether- 
land East Indies, with the exception of Switzerland, do not obtain 
an important share in any particular class of equipment. Switzerland 
furnishes most of the water wheels used in the islands and about 
6 per cent of the motors. 
Government purchases are chiefly from the Netherlands, but no 
discrimination is shown against the goods of other countries. - 
The following table shows the value of the imports of electrical 
equipment from the three principal countries for the years 1926-1928: 
[MPORTS OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, BY PriNcipAL COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN, 
1926-1928 
[Value in florins] 
Territory and importer 
Nether- 
lands 
Germany 
United 
States 
Total 
1098 
Java: 
Private. ___._...___.. 
Government __.___..__ 
OJuter Possessions: 
Private......... 
Government _ _ 
Total _.___ 
2, 333, 083 
L, 525, 559 
(. 695, 280 
294’ 066 
5. R48, 888 
2, 651, 220 
244, 204 
496, 250 
ag’ 009 
3.420 773 
149, 050 
129, 055 
151, 433 
21. 683 
751, 261 
5, 653, 269 
2, 220, 937 
9, 706, 152 
371, 879 
Li, 952, 237 
1027 
Java: 
Private. ._._....._. 
Government .____... 
Duter Possessions: 
Private. __.__._. 
Government . 
Total _ __ 
2, 743, 500 
2 001. 658 
789, 323 
308, 181 
5. 042. 662 
4, 900, 290 
642 477 
553, 865 
73. 600 
6. 170. 232 
736, 581 | 
191, 889 
46 115 
074, 585 | 
10, 225, 466 
3,706, 040 
2,062, 202 
430, 352 
16, 424. 060 
109% 
fava: 
Private. _...._.... 
Government. __._.. 
Juter Possessions: 
Private. oie iannas 
Government __ 
Total 
4, 508, 751 
3,252, 125 
1,853, 627 
758,975 
10. 463. 478 
1, 396, 463 
621, 113 
1, 300, 414 
85 411 
6. 403. 431 
785, 340 
202, 445 
306, 866 
106, 203 
1.400, 854 | 
10, 985, 212 
4,285,274 
4, 163, 336 
058, 140 
20, 391, 962 
NATURE OF IMPORTS 
During the last few years, the imports of electrical equipment 
have been featured by the demand for power house, transmission, 
and distribution equipment for new generating stations and for trans- 
mission lines that were erected since 1925. Imports of wireless 
equipment have also been on the increase and an even greater demand 
is expected during the next few years. 
The following table, which shows in detail the value and nature of 
the imports of electrical equipment for the year 1928, indicates the 
heavy private demand for electric cables, motors, electric bulbs, and 
the outstanding Government purchases during the year, which were 
for transmission equipment and electric-railway material.