Britain's Seaborne Trade. REMARKABLE RECORD OF COMMERCIAL POWER.

Progress, Volume II, Issue 2, 1 December 1906, Page 60

Britain's Seaborne Trade. REMARKABLE RECORD OF COMMERCIAL POWER.

A remarkable statement of Britain's seaborne trade is contained m a Blue-book on " the Navigation and Shipping of the United Kingdom for the Year 1905 " just issued. The total number of vessels of all nationalities which entered at ports in the United Kingdom during the year was 66,840, with a tonnage of 35,623,974. The total of trade, entries and clearances amounted to 112,040,734 tons, as against 104,773,168 tons in 1903. London naturally occupies first place with 10,814,115 tons entered Liverpool comes next with 7,806,844 tons, and Cardiff next with 4,337,720 tons. In 1903 Dover only entered 951,662 tons, whereas last year the total rose to 2,928,741. The total number and tonnage of vessels belonging to the United Kingdom, which were actually

m trade or in fishing, were 14,521 vessels and 10,397,761 tons. The number of persons employed numbered 263,686, as against 257,937 in 1903, and 259,489 in 1904 The numbers of British, foreigners, and lascars employed in these three years were as follows —

The total tonnage of vessels built (exclusive of vessels either for the Royal Navy or for foreigners) was 851, 433 tons last year, compared with 629,069 in 1903 The tonnage of vessels built for foreigners was last year 197,015 — 234 vessels.

903 904 90s British 176,520 176,975 180,492 Foreigners 40.396 39.832 39.7" Lascars. 41,021 42,682 43.483