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GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND.

men, and warehousemen, 531 boot and shoemakers, 427 painters, paperhangers, plumbers, and glaziers, 400 engineers, 284 bakers and confectioners, 276 jewellers and silversmiths, 274 seamen, 245 coopers, 167 butchers and poulterers, and 160 printers. Other trades supplied smaller numbers to the emigration of the year.

Commerce and Industry.

1. Imports and Exports.

The declared value of the imports and exports of the United King- dom, distinguishing, in regard to exports, British produce, and foreign and colonial produce, was as follows during each of the ten years 1860 to 1869 :—

Years

Imports

Exports of British produce

Exports of

Foreign and

Colonial produce

Total Imports and Exports

£

£

£

£

1860

210,530,873

135,891,227

28,630,124

375,052,224

1861

217,485,024

125,102,814

34,529,684

377,117,522

1862

225,716,976

123,992,264

42,175,870

391,885,110

1863

248,919,020

146,602,342

50,300,067

445,821,429

1864

274,952,172

160,449,053

52,170,561

487.571,786

1865

271,072,285

165,835,725

52,995,851

489,903,861

1866

295,290,274

188,917.536

49,988,146

534.195,956

1867

275,183,137

180,961923

44,840,606

500,985,666

1868

294,693,608

179.677,812

48,100,642

522,472,062

1869

295,460,214

189,953,957

47,061,095

532,475,266

In the fifteen years ending with 1869, the increase of commerce of the United Kingdom was nearly twice as large as the increase of population. In 1855, the proportion per head of population of the total imports and exports was 91. 7s., while in 1869 it had risen to 17/. 16s. 3d. The rise was gradual, represented by 10/. 14s. hd. in 1858 ; and by 13/. 0s. Id. in 1860. The following table exhibits the average share per head of population of the United Kingdom in the imports, the exports of British produce, and the total imports and exports, during the ten years 1860 to 1869 : —

Years

Imports

Exports of British produce

Total Imports and Exports

Years

Imports

Exports of British produce

Total Imports ami Exports

£

s. a.

£ s. d.

£

s. d.

£

s. d. £ s. d.

£ s. d.

1860

7

7

4 14 7

13

7

1865

9

2 2

5 11 5

16 9 2

1861

7

10 2

4 6 5

13

5

1866

9

17 2

6 6 2

17 16 10

1862

7

14 7

4 5 7

13

8 5

1867

9

2 6

6

16 12 3

1863

8

9 5

5

15

3 5

1S68

9

14

5 18 2

17 4

1864

9

6

5 8 7

16

9 10

1869

9

12 1

6 3 7

17 6 3