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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — UNITED KINGDOM
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Bacon and liaras Beef^ . Mutton 1 Other meat . Butter . Cheese . Eggs .
Wheat . Flour . Potatoes Sugar (equivalent of
refined) Tea Rice, rice meal, and
flour Tobacco Spirits . . proof gall. Beer . . . gall.
lbs.
no. lbs.
1907
16-26
22-42 11-86
6-49 10-57
5-94
50-54
247-55
33-91
20-86
78-84 6-26
13-21 2-05 0-91
27-81
1908
1909
17-23
20-44 11-23
6-73 10-55
5-71
49-13
229-32
32-69
17-54
77-19 6-24
15-67 2-04 0-86
26-88
14-21
20-47 11-97
6-65 10-04
5-87
47-47
245-61
27-66
10-48
80-42 6-36
14-06 1-96 0-70
26-12
1910
11-20 20-69 13-46
7-20 10-62
5-96
48-59
261-80
24-50
8-26
78-01 6-39
j 20-35
1 2-00
1 0-65
26-32
1911
14-05 21-13 13-22
7-25 10-31
5-68
50-03
241-58
24-59
7-95
80-24 6-48
15-08 2-05 0-68
27 -22
I Including estimated produce of meat from live animals imported for slaughter.
The total value of goods transhipped under bond was : 1907, 18,824,473?.; 1908, 15,969,086?.; 1909, 17,697,480Z. ; 1910, 17,359,441Z. ; 1911, 19,219,081?.
Shipping and Navigation.
Vessels registered as belonging to the United Kingdom at the end of each year :—
Sailing Vessels
Steam Vessels
1905 1908 1909 1910 1911
No.
10,059 9,542 9,392 9,090 8,830
Net Tons
1,670.766 1,402,781 1,301,060 1,112,944 980,997
No.
Net Tons
10,522 9,064,816 11,626 110,138,613 11,797 110,284,818 12,000 110,442,719 12,242 10,717,511
Total
No.
20,581 21,168 21,189 21,090 21,072
^et Tons
10,735,582 11,541,394 11,585,878 11,555,663 11,698,508
The total number of vessels belonging to the British Empire in 1911 Avas 39,154, of 13,533,498 tons net (sailing tonnage, 1,854,746 ; steam tonnage,
ll',678'752). , .. , ,. 1 1 -1. f
Vessels built in the United Kmgdom (mcludmg vessels built lor
foreigners) : —
