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The total number of tons carried was therefore 49.31% of the total net register tonnage, (or 64.40% exclusive of River steamers), and was apportioned as follows :-

Imports--

British Ocean-going ships,.

Foreign

British River steamers,

77

.1,893,234

.1,851,053

222.256

Foreign

62,634

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4,029,177

Exports-

British Ocean-going ships,

.1,092,842

Foreign

847,432

27

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British River steamers,

173,483

Foreign

49,587

2,163,344

Transit-

British Ocean-going ships,... Foreign

1,668,276

1,210,084

77

2,878,360

Bunker Coal-

British Ocean-going ships...

248,581

Foreign

387,030

British River steamers,

43,350

Foreign

9,806

688,767

Grand Total,..

.9,759,648

16. The number and tonnage of European constructed vessels importing cargo as tabulated and in transit compared with the previous year was as follows:

1905.

1906.

Increase.

Decrease.

Steamers,

River Steamers,

Sailing Vessels,

No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Toumage.

3,904 | 6,712,767|3,998 | 7,135,272 .94 422,505

1,229 3,106,7253,774 2,759,792

No. Tonuage.

455 346,933

22 43,833 14 26,056

17,777

Total,...... 8,155 9,863,325 7,786 | 9,921,120

94 422,505 463

364,710

Nett,

57,795 369

Imported tons,

3,869,751

4,029,177