SHIPPING.

No.191.-TOTAL NUMBER and TONNAGE of VESSELS REGISTERED under Part I. of the MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1894, belonging to the UNITED KINGDOM, including JERSEY, GUERNSEY, and the ISLE OF MAN, at the end of each Year.

(Compiled from the Annual Statement of Navigation and Shipping of the United Kingdom.)

(a) The net tonnage of steam vessels on the Register was somewhat increased in 1914, owing to the coming into full force, on 1st January 1914 of the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1907.

(b) Excluding vessels registered in the Irish Free State.

SHIPPING.

No. 192.-NUMBER and NET TONNAGE of all SAILING and STEAM VESSELS (other than War Vessels) BUILT in the UNITED KINGDOM.

(Compiled from the Annual Statement of Navigation and Shipping of the United Kingdom.)

NOTE-The above Table, as stated in the heading, relates to all mercantile vessels built in the United Kingdom including those built for foreigners.

(a) Excluding vessels built in the Irish Free State.

No. 193.-NUMBER and NET TONNAGE of SAILING and STEAM VESSELS (other than War Vessels) SOLD to FOREIGN COUNTRIES, distinguishing between SHIPS NEW BUILT and VESSELS on the REGISTER of the UNITED KINGDOM which were sold to FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

(Compiled from the Annual Statement of Navigation and Shipping of the United Kingdom.)

SHIPPING.

Nɔ. 194.-(I) NUMBER and NET TONNAGE of REGISTERED SAILING and TRADING, distinguishing the HOME and FOREIGN TRADES,

(Vessels employed on Rivers and in (Compiled from the Annual Statement of

NOTES. The above Return includes vessels belonging to the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The number of persons shown as employed in the year is the sum of the number of persons forming the first crew of each vessel employed during the year.

The Home Trade includes vessels trading or going within the following limits, viz.: the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, the Irish Free State, the Channel Islands, and the Continent of Europe between the River Elbe and Brest.

The Foreign Trade includes vessels trading or going beyond the above limits.

Some vessels known to be trading abroad are omitted from the Return owing to the fact that no late information of the number of their crews could be obtained.

Fishing vessels employed in Trading are omitted from the Return. In 1925, 11 vessels aggregating 441 tons were so employed.

SHIPPING.

STEAM VESSELS belonging to the UNITED KINGDOM and EMPLOYED in respectively, and (II) NUMBER of PERSONS EMPLOYED therein. Inland Navigation are not included.)

Navigation and Shipping of the United Kingdom.)

(a) Under the heading "Lascars" are included Asiatics and East Africans, whether British subjects or Foreigners, employed on vessels trading between India and this Country, or entirely in Asiatic or Australian waters, and serving under Agreements which terminate in Asia.

(b) Excluding vessels registered in the Irish Free State.

(Compiled from the Returns of Shipping Casualties issued by the Board of Trade.)