1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. TONNAGE OF STEAM VESSELS belonging to the MERCHANT NAVIES of the BRITISH EMPIRE, the UNITED KINGDOM, the other PRINCIPAL MARITIME COUNTRIES of EUROPE, and the UNITED STATES, in each of the Years 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1885, and 1887–93. The figures here given are those of the net tonnage of vessels registered under Acts for registering British vessels, and the Merchant Shipping Acts, and of vessels locally registered under the 41 c. of the Consolidated Statutes of the Province of Canada, from 1880. + Years ended 30th June. The tonnage for 1870 and subsequent years is all new admeasurement. tonnage of the United States is confined to the home and river trades, and is prohibited by law from going on a foreign voyage. The "enrolled and licensed" TABLE, No. 11. PRINCIPAL MARITIME COUNTRIES-(TONNAGE ADDED TO THE REGISTER). TONNAGE of SHIPPING added to the MERCHANT NAVIES of the UNITED KINGDOM and the other PRINCIPAL MARITIME COUNTRIES of EUROPE, and the UNITED STATES, in each of the Years 1850, 1860, 1870, 1875, 1880, and 1885-93. Note.-By tonnage of shipping added, is meant the addition to the register of vessels, whether new built or bought abroad. The above figures represent, therefore, the gross and not the net increase of the merchant navy of each country. • The figures for the new tonnage added to the Register relate to British-built vessels only in the year 1850, and to all vessels in subsequent years. †The figures given for Italy prior to the year 1886 include the tonnage of vessels added to the register other than those new-built and bought abroad. These figures represent the tonnage built only; they include also the tonnage of canal boats and barges built. Years ended 30th June. TABLE, No. 12. 1 PRINCIPAL MARITIME COUNTRIES-(WRECKS). NUMBER and TONNAGE of VESSELS belonging to the BRITISH EMPIRE, the UNITED KINGDOM, the from the REGISTER on account of WRECK TABLE, No. 12. - PRINCIPAL MARITIME COUNTRIES-(WRECKS). other PRINCIPAL MARITIME COUNTRIES of EUROPE, and the UNITED STATES, which were removed in each of the Years 1870, 1875, 1880 and 1882-1892. 146 19,173 218 20,722 196 25,904 170 26,927 182 19,844 241 25,029 159 26,218 France. These figures do not include wrecks in rivers, harbours, or inland waters. † Years ended 30th June. These figures include wrecks in the coasting and lake trade. TABLE, No. 13. UNITED KINGDOM-(TONNAGE BUILT). TONNAGE of VESSELS BUILT in the UNITED KINGDOM, in each Year from 1858 to 1893. Note.-The Returns for the years prior to 1871 denote the tonnage of the newly-built vessels which were first registered in those years, but in the Returns for 1891 and later years the tonnage of vessels, the building of which was completed in those years, is given, whether registered during the year or not. The above Statement includes the following, which were built for War purposes for Foreigners: |