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THE statesman's YEAR-BOOK, 1913 BRITISH EMPIRE— RAILWAY MILEAGE.

1860

1911

Miles

Miles

United Kingdom

10,430

23,417

(Canada

2,090

26,624

India.

S4U

32,839

Australia

3431

18,013

South Africa

58

8,092

Other countries.

Total ....

—

8,959

13,761

117,944

1 Year 1601.

BRITISH EMPIRE— MERCHANT NA.VIES.

The tonnage of the merchant navie.s of the British Empire in 1800 and 1911 was as follows :—

Tonnage

on register

Steam Vessels

Sailing

Vessels

Total

1860

1911

1860

1911

1860

1911

United Kingdom

Tons

Tons

Tons

Tons

Tons

Tons

(including Channel

Islands and Isle of

Man)

454,327

10,717,511

4,204,360

980,997

4,658,687

11,698,508

Canada.

25,452

358,705

521,521

410,569

546,973

769,274

Newfoundland

45

14,700

92,594

131,854

92,639

146,554

Australia

11,837

280,280

126,059

125,407

137,896

405,747

New Zealand.

350

114,221

8,367

36,403

8,717

150,624

British India. .^ Ceylon. . ./ Other possessions .}

8,133

95,740\

257,923]

10,659^

9,460}

149,337j

266,056-

106,399

733}

10,193

96, 862 j

246,199

Total.

500,144

11,678,752

5,210,824

1,854,746

5,710,968

13,533,498

COMPARATIVE STATISTICS WITH REGARD TO THE BRITISH ARMY 1862-63 AND 1912-13.

Total Establishment at Home and in Colonies.

1862-63

1912-13

Officers

N.-Co's. and Men

8,034 137,416

9,800 176,800

Total.

145,450

186,000

Total Numbers in India

83,523

75,880