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SECTION VII.—BANKING, CURRENCY AND WHOLESALE
PRICES.
1. Bank of England Returns.
Liabilities and Assets of Banking Department and Amounts
of Gold Coin and Bullion in Issue Department-Weekly
Averages for each quarter
2. Note Circulation.
122 182
Bank Notes and Currency Notes in Circulation — Weekly
123 183
3. Floating Debt.
Monthly Averages of Weekly Amounts outstanding in each of
the Years 1919 to 1926
124 184
4. Bank Rate.
5. Consols.
6. Three Months' Bank Bills.
Dates of Changes and Rate per cent. prevailing ...
125 185
Average Monthly Price of 2 per cent. Consolidated Stock
Monthly Averages of the Daily Rates of Discount in each of
Monthly Averages of Daily Rates of Interest in London in
each of the Years 1919 to 1926
Quarterly Averages of Weekly Position in each of the Years
1921 to 1926
...
9. Bankers' Clearing Houses.
London-Amounts Cleared
Provincial-Amounts Cleared
10. Wholesale Prices.
Index Numbers in each Month of 1920 to 1926 based on the
Year 1913
SECTION VIII.-PROVIDENT ASSOCIATIONS, ETC., LIFE
ASSURANCE, JOINT STOCK COMPANIES, PATENTS AND
INSOLVENCY.
1. Savings Banks.
Receipts, Payments, Due to Depositors, Number of Accounts
and Government Securities standing to Credit of Holders
in Post Office Savings Banks
and Government Securities standing to Credit of Holders in
Trustee Savings Banks
2. Saving Certificates.
132 190
... 133 192
134 194
Amounts Subscribed, Re-paid and Remaining Invested
135 196
3. Building Societies.
Number, Membership, Advances, Share Capital and Assets of
Societies in Great Britain
136 196
4. Industrial and Provident Societies.
Number, Membership and Assets of all Classes of Societies in
Great Britain ...
137 196
5. Co-operative Trading Societies.
Number, Membership, Sales, Capital, Value of Goods Produced
and Salaries and Wages Paid of the Principal Classes of
... 138 197
SECTION
VIII. PROVIDENT
ASSOCIATIONS, ETC., LIFE
ASSURANCE, JOINT STOCK COMPANIES, PATENTS, AND
INSOLVENCY-contd.
6. Friendly Societies.
Number, Membership, Funds and Benefits of Societies in Great
Britain
7. Life Assurance and Annuities.
139 199
Income and Outgoings of Life Assurance Companies
Income and Outgoings of Collecting Societies
140 200
141 202
Number and Amount of Contracts for Life Annuities, and
Receipts, by National Debt Office...
142 204
Assurances, Receipts and Payments, by the Post Office
143 204
8. Joint Stock Companies.
Number and Paid-up Capital of Companies carrying on Busi-
ness
144 206
Number and Nominal Capital of Companies Registered each
Year
145 206
9. Patents, Designs and Trade Marks.
Patents Applied for and Sealed, and Designs and Trade Marks
Registered
146 207
10. Company Liquidation and Insolvency.
Number of Companies Wound up in England and Wales, show-
ing the various methods of Liquidation...
Bankruptcies in England and Wales:
Number of Bankruptcies, etc., and Administration Orders
made by County Courts
Estimated Amount of Liabilities in Bankruptcies, etc.
Estimated Amount of Assets in Bankruptcies, etc.
Assignments, etc., under the Deeds of Arrangement Acts:
Number Registered
Acreage under each description of Crop, Fallow and Grass and
Number of Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Pigs
Average Prices of Wheat, Barley and Oats in each Month Number employed on Holdings and Number of Holdings in Great Britain, 1921 to 1926 ...
159 224
160 225
2. Fisheries.
Quantities and Value of Fish (including Shell-fish) landed on
the Coasts in each Division of the United Kingdom ...
Number and Net Tonnage of Registered Fishing Vessels, and
Number of Persons Employed therein
Number of Persons employed in Coal Mining, by Districts, and
average Output per Head
SECTION X.-MINING AND METALS.
1.. Mines and Minerals.
Quantity and Value of Principal Minerals Produced
Quantity of Coal Produced, by Districts, and Total Value
thereof
No. of Page. Table.
163 236
164 238
165 240
Number of Persons killed in Accidents reported under Coal
Mines Acts, by Districts
166 242
Mines Acts, including Death-rate, showing Causes of Acci-
dents
167 243
Average Weekly Number of Days on which Coal was wound in
one Fortnight of each Month
168 244
Quantity of Iron Ore Produced, by Districts
169 245
2. Metals.
Quantity and Value of Principal Metals obtainable by Smelt-
ing Ores raised in the United Kingdom...
170 246
Quantity of Pig Iron and Ferro-Alloys Produced, by kinds
Quantity of Steel Ingots and Castings Produced, by kinds
Number of Tinplate and Steel Sheets Mills working at the end
of each Month
SECTION XI.-TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS.
1. Post Office.
Postal, Telegraphs and Telephones-Income, Expenditure and
Staff
174 248
Telegraphs and Telephones-Length of Line, Number of Offices,
Messages, etc.
175 250
Letters, etc. and Parcels-Number thereof delivered and Pro-
portion of Letters per Head of Population
176 252
Money Orders-Number and Amount thereof Issued
177 254
Money Orders-Issued for Payment Abroad and Issued Abroad
for Payment in the United Kingdom-Number and Amount
thereof, distinguishing Colonial and Foreign Orders
Postal Orders-Number and Amount thereof Issued
178 254
179 255
2. Roads, Road Vehicles and Street Accidents.
Classification of Roads and Schedule of Mileage in Great
Britain, 1923-24 to 1925-26
180 255
Road Vehicle Licences Current in Great Britain and Amount
Received in Payment at end of each Quarter, 1922-1926 ... 181 256
Average Receipts per Road-Vehicle Licence in Great Britain, 1922-1926
Number of Fatal and Non-Fatal Street Accidents caused by
Vehicles ...
183 257
3. Railways and Tramways.
Financial Accounts of Railway Companies in Great Britain,
1913 and 1919 to 1926
184 258
Statistical Returns relating to the working of Railways in
Great Britain, 1913 and 1919 to 1926
185 262
Number of Persons Killed or Injured in Accidents in Great
186 264
Causes of Accidents to Trains in Great Britain ...
187 264
Financial and Statistical information relating to the working
of Tramways and Light Railways in Great Britain, 1914 and
1920 to 1926
188 266
4. Civil Aviation.
Mileage, Passengers and Cargoes on Regular Air Routes
Accidents on Regular Air Routes
Flights and Passengers between United Kingdom and Abroad
189 267
190 267
191 267
SECTION XI.-TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS-contd.
5. Shipping and Navigation.
Entrances and Clearances of British and Foreign Vessels
engaged in the Foreign Trade (1) With Cargoes and in
Ballast and (2) With Cargoes only...
Entrances and Clearances Total Net Tonnage by Nationality
engaged in the Foreign Trade
192 268
193 270
Arrivals at Certain Ports-Net Tonnage of British and Foreign
Vessels engaged in the Foreign Trade
194 272
Departures from Certain Ports-Net Tonnage of British and
Foreign Vessels engaged in the Foreign Trade
195 274
197 278
Arrivals and Departures Coastwise-British and Foreign-
(1) With Cargoes and in Ballast and (2) With Cargoes only 196 276
Arrivals at Certain Ports-Net Tonnage of British and
Foreign Vessels engaged in the Coasting Trade
Shipping registered in the United Kingdom-Number and
Tonnage (Net and Gross) of Vessels on the Register at the
end of each Year
198 280
199 282
200 283
201 283
Shipbuilding Number and Net Tonnage of Vessels Built
Vessels Sold-Number and Net Tonnage of Vessels Sold to
Foreign Countries
(1) Number and Net Tonnage of Vessels Registered in the
United Kingdom, Employed in the Home and Foreign
Trades and (2) Number of Persons employed on such Vessels 202 284
Number of Seamen Killed by Casualties to, and other Accidents
in, and Deaths by Disease in, Vessels Registered in the
United Kingdom
Number and Tonnage of Vessels that belonged to the United
Kingdom Totally Lost at Sea
204 287
Number of Lives Lost by Wrecks and Casualties to Vessels
that belonged to the United Kingdom
205 287
Receipts and Expenditure of the General Lighthouse Fund... 206 288
SECTION XII.-TRADE AND COMMERCE.
1. Trade Summary.
Import and Export Trade and Proportion per Head of
Population
207 289
2. Trade by Countries.
Value of Imported Merchandise from Foreign Countries and
British Countries
208 290
Value of Imported Merchandise from Foreign Countries and British Countries Retained in the United Kingdom...
Value of Exported Merchandise (Produce and Manufactures
of the United Kingdom) to Foreign Countries and British
Countries
Value of Exports (Imported Merchandise) to Foreign
Countries and British Countries
211 302
3. Trade by Ports.
Value of Total Imports and Exports at certain Ports ...
212 306
4. Trade by Classes.
Value of Imports and Exports, by Principal Classes from and
to Foreign Countries and British Countries, respectively... 213 310
SECTION XII.-TRADE AND COMMERCE-contd.
5. Trade by Articles.
No. of Page.
Table.
214 312
215 324
Quantities and Value of Principal Articles Imported
Quantities of certain Imported and Excisable Articles
Quantities of certain Imported and Excisable Articles per Head of Population
216 328
Quantity of Wheat, Wheat Meal and Flour and other Cereals
Imported, distinguishing Countries from which Imported... 217 330
Quantity of Raw Cotton Imported, distinguishing Countries
from which Imported...
... 218 338
Quantity of Wool Imported, distinguishing Countries from
which Imported
Quantities and Value of Principal Articles Exported (United
Kingdom Produce)
219 340
220 342
Quantities and Value of Principal Articles Exported (Imported
Merchandise)
221 354
6. Bullion and Coin.
Value of Gold and Silver Bullion and Coin Imported and
Exported...
222 360
7. Transhipments under Bond.
Value of Imports from Principal Countries for Transhipment
under Bond
223 € 362
Value of Imports Exported to Principal Countries after Tran-
shipment under Bond
224 364
Quantities and Value of Principal Articles Transhipped under
Bond
INDEX
NOTE. The figures for the year 1926 may, in some cases, be subject to revision. owing to final correction in the published returns.
STATISTICAL DEPARTMENT,
BOARD OF TRADE,
LONDON, S.W.1.
April, 1928.
A. W. FLUX.