LONDON’S SHIPPING
RAPID GROWTH OF PORT British Official Wireless RUGBY, Tuesday. Statistics issued by the Port of London Authority show that the trade of the port has grown enormously in recent years. In 1909 the value of foreign imports and exports was £322,000,000. In 1927 it was £706,000,000. The passenger traffic has also increased considerably. About 250,0Q0 sea-going passengers now arrive and depart in a year. That is one-third more than the number a few years ago. The combined water area of the King George V. Dock, Royal Albert Dock and Royal Victoria Dock, which is one huge dock divided into three sections, is 245 acres, comprising the largest sheet of dock water in the world.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 635, 11 April 1929, Page 9
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116LONDON’S SHIPPING Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 635, 11 April 1929, Page 9
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