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 PRODUCTION AND INDUSTRY

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Forestry. — The woodland area of Great Britain in 1908 was 2,781,963 acres (England, 1,720,330 ; Wales, 186,723 ; and Scotland, 874,910). Inclnded in these figures are 127,509 acres of plantations, i.e., land planted within the preceding 10 years (England, 72,008; Wales, 11,355; and Scotland, 44,146).

In Ireland in 1911, 299,791 acres were under woods and plantations. In 1911, 903,341 trees were felled, of which 566,839 were used for mining purposes.

II. Fisheries.

Quantity and value of fish of British taking landed in the United Kingdom (excluding salmon) : —

—

1908 1909

1910

Tons

655,884

435,483

52,067

1,143,434

1911

1912

England and Wales.

Scotland

Ireland

Tons I Tons 664,097 697,748 432,263 371,159 37,352 49,654

Tons

720,945

409,176

42,363

Tons 730,595 410,891 40,102

U.K. (excluding shell-flsh).

1,133,712 1 1,118,561

1,172,484

1,181,588

England and Wales.

Scotland

Ireland

& £

7,748,183 : 7,497,139

2,512,162 i 2,889,107

287,316 304,937

£

7,965,853

3,100,387

316,500

& 8,051,486 2,975,420 270,954

£

8,884,519

3,450,819

280,384

U.K. (excluding shell-tish).

10,547,661 !l0,691,183

11,382,740

11,297,860

12,615,722

The value of the shell-fish taken in 1912 was 419,298Z.

Statistics of men and boats employed in British fisheries in 1911 are : —

Number of boats on Register on December 31, 1911

Boats

employed

at some time

during year

Men and

boys required to work boats

employed

1 Sailing Steam Total

England and Wales. Scotland Ireland.

Isle of Man and \ Channel Islands/

7,295 ' 2,106 9,401 7,243 1 1,242 8,485 6,046 70 6,116

525 j IS 543

9,001 8,210 5,181

493

39,081 40,004 21,021

1,410

Total, 1911 Total, 1910

21,109 3,436 24,545 21,827 3,155 24,982

22,885 23,100

101,516 101,995

Imports and Exports of lish into and from the United Kingdom are given as follows. The imports represent fish of foreign taking or ^(reparation, and