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 SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION

1109

Total trade between Norway and United Kingdom (in thou&aiids of pounds) for 5 years : —

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1908 j 1909 1910

1911

£ 6, -2.01 4,S50

1912

Imports trom Norway to U.K. Exports to Norway from U.K.

£

0,4 (18 4,079

£ £ 6,473 0,630 3,447 4,033

£ 6.905 5,-570

Shipping and Navigation.

The total registered Norwegian mercantile marine on January 1, 1912, was as follows: Sailing, 1,170, 658,197 tons; steam and motor, 1,939, 987,833 tons ; total, 3,109, 1,646,030.

The vessels entered and cleared at Norwegian ports in 1911 were as follows : —

1911

With Cargoes

]n Ballast

Total

No.

Tonnage

No.

1,613 1,841

3,454

864 749

1,013

Tonnage

712,806 1,192,493

No.

Tonnage

Entered

Norwegian .... Foreign

4,742 3,098

1,979,569 1,243,200

6,355 4,939

2,692,375 2,435,693

Total entered

7,840

3,222,769

2,251,305 1,939,494

1,905,299

448,961 477,055

11,294

5,128,068

Cleared

Norwegian

Foreign

5,280

4,729

6,144

5,478

2,700,266 2,417,149

Total cleared

10,009

4,190,790

926,616

11,622

5,117,415

Vessels entered and cleared in 1911 at the following ports : —

1910

Number

Tonnage

—

Number

Tonnage

Kristiania

Trondhjem

Entered.

2,407

1,541,555

Entered.

•470

318,974

Cleared.

1,573

1,108,093

Cleared.

448

307,217

Bergen

Fredrikstad

Entered.

864

484,649

Entered.

812 ■

231,022

Cleared.

868

476,903

Cleared.

1,431

334,998

Internal Communications.

The length of State Railways in 1912 was 1,635 miles, companies 282 miles ; total 1,917 miles. 1,177 miles have a gauge of 4ft. 8^in. ; 664 miles, 3ft. 6in. ; 16 miles, 3ft. 3Jin. ; 60 miles, 2ft. S^ins, Total receipts year ending June 30, 1911: State railways, 21,274,825 kroner; companies, 4,384,646 kroner. Total expenses: State railways, 15,886,943 kroner; companies, 3,181,504 kroner. Goods carried : State railways, 4,854,570 tons (of 1,000 kilogs.) ; companies, 1,461,827. Passengers carried : State railways, 12,745,648 ; companies, 2,097,781. The State railways have been constructed partly by subscription in the districts interested and partly at the expense of Government. The receipts, expenses and traffic refer to the year July 1, 1910, to June 30, 1911.