THE SHIPPING OF THE WORLD.
♦ 1 — From a statement recently published, it appears that omitting vessels less than 50 tons measurement, Europe possesses 42 tons to every 10(10 inhabitants] Ameriba, 40; and Australia, 79 ; while Asia and Africa have only two tons per 1000. Liverpool ranks os the most important port in the World;/with A tonnage Of 2,047,373 ; this is succeeded by London, with 1,330,688; and Glasgbw, with 1,432,364 tons. Ne\V York comes next, With 1,153,676 tbns. Great Britain and Ireland ■ pbSsess a gross tonnage of faeatly 12,000,000 sailing-vessel tons, and, with the tonnage of lifer colonies, the British flag Covers 14,000,000, out bf the tbtal ekistlng world’s tbnnage of 27,000,000.
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Kumara Times, Issue 1650, 12 January 1882, Page 3
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