SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION
1109
Total trade between Norway and United Kingdom (in thou&aiids of pounds) for 5 years : —
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1908 j 1909 1910
1911
£ 6, -2.01 4,S50
1912
Imports trom Norway to U.K. Exports to Norway from U.K.
£
0,4 (18 4,079
£ £ 6,473 0,630 3,447 4,033
£ 6.905 5,-570
Shipping and Navigation.
The total registered Norwegian mercantile marine on January 1, 1912, was as follows: Sailing, 1,170, 658,197 tons; steam and motor, 1,939, 987,833 tons ; total, 3,109, 1,646,030.
The vessels entered and cleared at Norwegian ports in 1911 were as follows : —
1911
With Cargoes
]n Ballast
Total
No.
Tonnage
No.
1,613 1,841
3,454
864 749
1,013
Tonnage
712,806 1,192,493
No.
Tonnage
Entered
Norwegian .... Foreign
4,742 3,098
1,979,569 1,243,200
6,355 4,939
2,692,375 2,435,693
Total entered
7,840
3,222,769
2,251,305 1,939,494
1,905,299
448,961 477,055
11,294
5,128,068
Cleared
Norwegian
Foreign
5,280
4,729
6,144
5,478
2,700,266 2,417,149
Total cleared
10,009
4,190,790
926,616
11,622
5,117,415
Vessels entered and cleared in 1911 at the following ports : —
1910
Number
Tonnage
—
Number
Tonnage
Kristiania
Trondhjem
Entered .
2,407
1,541,555
Entered .
•470
318,974
Cleared .
1,573
1,108,093
Cleared .
448
307,217
Bergen
Fredrikstad
Entered .
864
484,649
Entered .
812 ■
231,022
Cleared .
868
476,903
Cleared .
1,431
334,998
Internal Communications.
The length of State Railways in 1912 was 1,635 miles, companies 282 miles ; total 1,917 miles. 1,177 miles have a gauge of 4ft. 8^in. ; 664 miles, 3ft. 6in. ; 16 miles, 3ft. 3Jin. ; 60 miles, 2ft. S^ins, Total receipts year ending June 30, 1911: State railways, 21,274,825 kroner; companies, 4,384,646 kroner. Total expenses: State railways, 15,886,943 kroner; companies, 3,181,504 kroner. Goods carried : State railways, 4,854,570 tons (of 1,000 kilogs.) ; companies, 1,461,827. Passengers carried : State railways, 12,745,648 ; companies, 2,097,781. The State railways have been constructed partly by subscription in the districts interested and partly at the expense of Government. The receipts, expenses and traffic refer to the year July 1, 1910, to June 30, 1911.
