1078
NETHERLANDS
The principal articles of trade between the United Kingdom and the Netlierlands (Board of Trade Returns) in two years were :—
Imports into U.K.
1910
1911
Exports of ]»roduce and manuf. of U.K.
1910
1911
froni Netherlands
to Netlierlands
£
£
i
£
£
Peas . . .
115,912
156,540
I Cottons .
1,117,063
1,170,582
Rice .
,
455,946
461,709
! Cotton yarn
1,780,931
1,975,784
Eggs .
259,770
282,805
1 Coal ....
1,161,288
1,054,127
Fish .
230,035
194,797
Iron ....
1,251,130
1,414,149
Cheese
667,360
525,097
Machinery
479,225
589,770
Butter
843,318
586,479
New ships, &c.
233,957
248,319
Margarine
2,782,636
2,322,(368
Paper, &c.
1,018,651
1,084,040
1
Sugar .
2.043,724
2,868,-534
1
Hides .
151,120
112,917
Oil seed
721,266
622,526
Condensed
milk.
795,937
1,008,0.58
Mnch of the trade here entered as with the Netherlands consists of goods on transit from and to Germany, notahly the imports of silk goods and metal goods.
Total trade between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (in thousands of pounds sterling) for 5 years : —
1008
1909
£
16,830 11,718
1010
1 1911 1012
£
16, (113 11, 4 (-.7
£ £
liajports from Netherlands to U.K. Exports to Netherlands from U.K .
18,527 12,695
18,(i65 21,440 13,112 14,305
Shipping and Navigation.
The number of vessels belonging to the mercantile navy at the end of 1911 was : —
Sailing vessels 428, of 42.480 English tons; steamers 347, of 524,2/4 English tons.
The following table gives the number and tonnage (in English measure- ment) of vessels'which entered and cleared the ports of the Netherlands :—
Entered.
Year
1907 1908 1909 1910 1011
1007 1908 1900 1910 1011
With Cargoes In Ballast
No.
Tonnage | No.
Tonnage
13,692 12,988 13,243 13,3.59 13,S43
13,463,682 ' 712 12,671,4.30 813 13,396.068 1,151 13,427,928 ; 1,515 14,781,078 1,785
356,124 363,.558 532,080 631,800 716,496
Total
8,023
8,865
9,349
10,896
10.697
7,183,014 7,143,366 7,823,754 9,876,954 9,291,084
Cleared.
5,577 4,0:.(i 5,023 5,362 5,213
6,659,448 5,706,39() (•.,0(i2,45S 6,351,114 6,114,288
No.
14,4(H 13,801 14,.S04 14,864 15.62S
14,500 13,821 14,372 16,258 1.5,010
Tonnage
13,819,806 13.034,ObS 13,028,148 14.0.')0,S18
15,408,474
13,842,462 12,039,762 13,886,212 16,22S,0()S 15,405,372
