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APPENDIX VII.

BARROW HArbour and Docks-IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.

Half-Year ending December 31, 1912 and 1911.

1912. Half-Year.

6 Months. December

1912.

6 Months. December

1911.

Increase. Decrease.

Number arriving exclusive of Belfast

steamers

489

588

49

Number arriving including Belfast

steamers

568

620

52

Registered Tons.

Registered Tons.

Registered

Tons.

Registered tonnage of vessels-

Exclusive of Belfast steamers

214,218

202,875

11,888

Including Belfast steamers

..

240,128

280,899

9,224

Tons.

Tons.

Tona.

Tona.

Imports

Iron ore Timber Pulpwood

••

116,849

97,285

19,564

19,433

19,908

455

27,440

8,538

18,902

Coal and coke

1,830

9,788

7,908

Grain and flour

26,093

24,773

1,822

Pig iron

5,706

5,882

176

Sand, stone, gravel, clay

9,228

6.429

2,799

Steel plates, &c.

364

4,950

4,586

Petroleum

45,097

37,170

7,927

General..

11,511

18,895

7,884

Belfast steamers

Ballust

268,578 3,712

283,563 2,909

80,010

803

::

Total

..

267,285

286,472

80,818

Exporta

Iron ore

7,509

9.484

1,925

Steel rails

87,611

36,320

1.291

Pig iron

11,979

13,293

1,314

Tinplate bars, wire, hoops, &c

4,950

13.222

8,272

Grain and flour

687

687

Slate, bricks, coal

822

305

17

General..

17.706

14,128

3,583

80,764

86,697

5,988

Belfast steamers

3,449

2,640

809

Ballast

42

1,106

1,064

Total

84,255

90,443

6,188

Total imports and exports.. 351,540

326,915

24.625

Number.

Number.

Number.

Live stock-

Number of head per Belfast bosts

140

4,461

4,321

NOTE.-Ship plates from Hindpool to Belfast are included under the head of Belfast steamers

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