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WRECKS. No. 196.-NUMBER and TONNAGE of VESSELS belonging to the UNITED KINGDOM TOTALLY LOST at Sea (exclusive of VESSELS of the ROYAL NAVY).

(Compiled from the Reports of Shipping Casualties received by the Board of Trade.)

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NOTE. Losses of unregistered vessels (if any) are included in the above figures for 1914 and prior years, but are subsequently excluded. The figures for the years 1918 to 1925 include vessels lost in rivers or harbours. The total number of these in the year 1918 was 11 vessels aggregating 16,569 tons.

(a) Excluding losses of vessels by enemy action.

(b) Excluding losses of vessels due to mines.

(c) Excluding vessels belonging to the Irish Free State.

No. 197.-NUMBER of PASSENGERS and CREW LOST by WRECKS and CASUALTIES at SEA to VESSELS belonging to the UNITED KINGDOM (exclusive of VESSELS of the ROYAL NAVY).

(Compiled from the Reports of Shipping Casualties received by the Board of Trade.) FROM SAILING VESSELS. FROM STEAM VESSELS.

TOTAL.

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NOTE.-Losses of unregistered vessels (if any) are included in the above figures for 1914 and prior years, but are subsequently excluded.

(a) Including 1,498 persons (673 crew and 825 passengers) on the s.s." Titanic."

(b) Including 1,011 persons (171 crew and 840 passengers) on the s.s." Empress of Ireland.' (c) Excluding losses by enemy action.

(d) Excluding losses due to mines.

(e) Excluding vessels belonging to the Irish Free State.

LIGHTHOUSES.

No. 198.-STATEMENT of LIGHT DUES, &c. collected, and of EXPENDITURE incurred for the LIGHTHOUSE SERVICE in the UNITED KINGDOM in each Year ended 31st March.

[Compiled from the Accounts of the General Lighthouse Fund.]

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1910-1. 1911-2. 1912-3. 1913-4. 1914-5. 1915-6. 1916-7. 1917-8. 1918-9. 1919-20. 1920-1.

1921-2. 1922-3. 1923-4. 1924-5. (d)

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111,210 113,865 112,770 118,800 118,844 124,434 130,597 143,452 167,946 216,122
87,167 92,004 92,874 101,959 94,702 85,694 94,280 107,657 147,721 161,923
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2,906 4,297 3,452 7,281 5,496 9,027 12,692 8,214 6,136

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19,273 10,311 10,581 11,990 15,199 4,779 8,344 11,108 32,995 (b)1,609 20,797 24,708 28,175 19,281 87,002 98,155 92,056 94,714 93,554 90,575 103,699 116,128 147.764 181,479 259,070 220,128 159,488 156,406 15,126 14,151 14,929 15,835 14,200 15,358 17,455 17,938 22,075 28,102 35,781 34,323 32,760 29,300 39,170 38,906 38,330 39,345 39,197 38,044 36,540 37,838 40,657 50,811 70,863 68,127 63,624 61,811 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 7,500 6,150 6,400 8,500 7,875 8,810 8,450 33,816 35,577 38,518 37,386 37,275 41,027 37,630 37,151 51,093 69,286 77,219 65,507 62,629 71,173 57,861 85,038 86,155 58,616 67,312 36,669 15,018 13,507 10,257 65,352 57,364 55,832 56,868 91,202 13,556 20,889 21,206 17,237 14,110 32,239 28,985 64,752 50,786❘ 46,091 84,889 (c)172,859 (c)110,882 ()121,984 477,423 513,203 525,315 506,854 509,174 481,815 489,075 569,723 754,064 795,353 1,235,540 1,114,158 935,708 831,428 901,156

20,504

158,679

29,288

66,080

7,500 43,589 5,934 129,669

Maintenance of District Storehouses, &c.

Head Office Expenses

Charges for Collection of Light
Dues.

Superannuation Allowances

Extensions, Improvements, and
Renewals.

Miscellaneous Expenses

Total Expenditure

(a) Including an advance of 199,500l. obtained from the Board of Trade with the sanction of Treasury to meet deficiency on the Fund.

(b) Credit. Amount chargeable to Admiralty in excess of Maintenance.

(c) Including repayment of Treasury Loan amounting to 100,0001. in 1920-1, 35,000l. in 1921-2 and 64,500/, in 1922–3.

(d) Figures for the year 1921-2 are not properly comparable with those for previous years as a "Revenue and Expenditure" system of Accounting was introduced for the General Lighthouse Fund from the 1st April, 1921, and consequently there is a certain overlapping as between 1920-1 and 1921-2 accounts.

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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS. 199.-TOTAL VALUE of the IMPORT and EXPORT TRADE of the UNITED KINGDOM, with the PROPORTION thereof per HEAD of TOTAL POPULATION.

The Trade Tables are compiled from the Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom. The values of the Imports represent the cost, insurance, and freight; or, when goods are consigned for sale, the latest sale value of such goods. The values of the Exports represent the cost and the charges of delivering the goods on board the ship, and are known as the “free on board" values.

These Accounts are exclusive of Gold and Silver Bullion and Coin (see pages 352-3) and of Foreign Merchandise transhipped under Bond (see pages 354-9).

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(a) In respect of the figures of Imports and Exports given in this Abstract, it should be noted that, in July 1917 and subsequently, the Accounts include merchandise imported and exported in public as well as in private ownership, except exports for the use of His Majesty's Forces on active service.

The figures for the period fron August 1914 to June 1917, inclusive, include, in the case of Imports, all articles of food, but do not include other goods which, at the time of importation, were known to be the property of H.M. Government or the Governments of the Allies. In the case of goods exported, the figures for this period include goods bought in the United Kingdom by, or on behalf of, the Governments of the Allies, but do not include goods aken from British Government stores and depôts or goods bought by H.M. Government and shipped on Government vessels.

(b) Exclusive of the value of the diamonds imported into the United Kingdom from the Union of South Africa. For the value of the Exports of diamonds from the Union of South Africa to the United Kingdom See note (f), pp. 284-5.

(e) From 1st April, 1923, particuhrs relating to Imports and Exports include the trade of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the Irish Free State.

From the same date the direct foreign trade of the Irish Free State has been excluded.

IMPORTS.

No. 200.-TOTAL VALUE of IMPORTED MERCHANDISE CONSIGNED from

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(a) Including Armenia.

712,529

667,761 |

560,180

219,968

334,814

171,743

215,353

(b) From 1921, inclusive, the statistics relate to countries as reconstituted under the Peace Treaties. (c) France includes Alsace-Lorraine from 1919 inclusive.

(d) Including Cochin-China, Camboja, Annam, and Tonquin, and, from 1913, French leased territories in China. (e) Including Anglo- Egyptian Sudan prior to 1914, now shown separately.

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Shown as "China (exclusive of Hong Kong, Macão, and Wei-hai-wei)" prior to 1913.
Shown as "Japan (including Formosa)" prior to 1913.

Includes the States of Guatemala, Honduras, San Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.

From 1st April, 1923. particulars relating to Imports include the trade of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with Irish Free State. From the same date the direct foreign trade of the Irish Free State has been excluded.

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