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 SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION

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The following tables show the priucipal imports (consignments) into the United Kingdom from, and domestic exports irom the United Kingdom to, the Commonwealth in four years according to the Board of Trade Returns : —

—

10 s £

1909

£

litlO

1911

Imports from Commonwealth —

£

£

Wool

13,41-2,778

13,008,400

14,273,939

14,510,820

Meat

2,037,608

3,135,150

3,835,094

4,407,501

Butter

2,298,849

2,007,677

3,500,952

4,004,284

Wheat

2,421,280

4,083.770

5,080,570

5.658,459

Skins and Furs

1,227,497

1,007,705

1,908,901

1,467,251

Copper and ore

1,6C3,917

1,470,540

1,119,232

1,384,773

Exports to Commonwealth —

Apparel and haberdashery

849.0(34

824,570

918,236

1,053,672

Cottons. . ..

3,457,104

3,812,050

4,410,375

4,500,374

Woollens

2,104,561

2,191,843

2,575,605

2,876,808

Machinery ....

1,093,252

1,730,514

1,695,900

2,110,557

Iron, and iron and steel manu-

factures ....

3,009,720

3,879,952

4,089,022

5,421,570

Tlie quantities of wheat, wool, and meat imported from Australia into the United Kingdom in four years were ; —

Wheat. cwt. Wool. lbs.

Beef, frozen and chilled. cwt. Mutton, frozen cwt.

1909

9,700,100 312,710,067

411,577 943,753

1910

13,117,500 314,517,042

880,695 1,525,399

1911

13,910,720 323,990,858

710,628 1,291,696

191'.

11,908,505 285,061,874

892,334 977,668

Shipping and Navigation.

Xumber and net Lonnajie of the registered vessels : —

Sailin.!,'

Steam

Tutal

No.

1,553 1,571 1,535 1,548 1,535

Tonnage

No.

Tonnage

249,600 255,249 274,551 284,104 282,055

No.

Tonnage

1907 1908 1909 1910 1911

126,402 129,392 129,540 328,319 125,692

1,108 1,148 1,196 1,224 1,235

2,661 2,719 2,731 2,772 2,770

376,002 384,641 404,091 412,423 407,747

Vessels engag

ed in oversea

trade, entered and cleared : —

Entered

Cleared

lotal

Number

2,210 2,022 2,000 1,988 2,081

Tons

Number

2,184 2,029 1,910 2,060 2,093

Tons

4,350,800 4,285,472 4,155,557 4;725,326 4,991,581

Number

4,394 4,051 3,910 4,048 4,174

Tons

1907 1908 1909 1910 1911

4,472,066 4,295,679 4,361,194 4,607,820 4,993,220

8,822,866 8,581,151 8,516,751 9,333,146

9,984,801