SHIPPING AND NAVIGATION
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The total quantity of wine imported into the United Kingdom from France in 1911 was 3,458,049 gallons.
The following table exhibits the value of the principal articles of British produce consigned from the United Kingdom to France in four years : —
Staple Exports from U.K. , 1008
1900 1910
1911
Woollen manufactures & yaiu Iron and steel ....
Coals
Cotton manufactures and yarn Machinery ....
£ 1,710,203 1,157,810 0,413,227 1,375,248 2,051,715
£
1,712,774 1,001,504 5,715,925 1,336,610 1,868,012
£
1,832,008 1,021,849 5,346,234 1,387,481 1,870,864
£ ' 1,714,229 1,386,298 5,636,762 1,322,382 2,273,595
Total trade between France and United Kingdom for 5 years (in thou.sands of pounds) : —
Imports from France into U.K. Exports to France from U.K. .
1908
,1909
41,802 22,165
44,205 21,438
1910
44,298 22,500
1911
41,636 24,321
1912
45,490 12,246
Shipping and Navigation.
On Decemljor 31, 1910, the French mercantile navy consisted of 15,895 sailing vessels, of 636,081 tons net, with crews 71,966, and 1,726 steamers of 815,567 tons, and crews numbering 16,610, plus 10,625.
Of the sailing vessels 168 of 15,213 tons were engaged in the European seas, and 253 of 370,723 tons in ocean navigation ; of the steamers 261 of 255,891 tons wore engaged in European seas, and 229 of 506,748 tons net in ocean navigation. The rest were employed in the coasting trade, in port service, or in the fisheries.
In 1909 and 1910 the navigation at the French ports- was as follows : —
Entered
With Cargoes Vessels Tonnage
1909 French : — Coasting trade . Foreign trade i.
Total French . Foreisrn vessels.
5.5,111 7,572
6,716,747 6,552,291
62,688 19,629
13,269,038 21,048,547
Total
82,312 34,317,585
1910 French: — : '
Coasting trade . Foreign trade i.
•53,227
7,-529
6,610,707 6,753,520
Total French Foreign vessel.
Total .
60,756 20,167
13,364.227
21,928,942
80,928 35,293,160
In Ballast
Total
"Vessels
17,989 457
18,446 2,240
20,686
Tonnage , Vessels
1,215,197 152,357
73,100 8,029
Tonnage
7,931,944
6,704,648
1,367,554 458,831
81,129 21,869
1,826,385 j 102,998
17,788 509
18,297 2.048
14,636,592 21,-507,378
36,143,970
1,329,348 166,461
71,015 8.038
7,940,055 6,919,981
1,495,809 451,272
79,053 22,215
14,860,036 22,380,214
20,345 1,947,081 101,268 j 37,240,250
1 Inclusive of colonies and maritime fishing.
