THE PRINCIPAL NATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, RELIGIONS, POPULATION, AREA, PUBLIC DEBT, RULERS, &c., OF THE WORLD. = ABBREVIATIONS:-D. Duchy; E. Empire; F.S. Free State; G.D. =Grand Duchy; K. Kingdom; O.E. =Ottoman Empire; P. (in Government) =Principality; R. Republic; S. Sultanry; B. = Buddhism; C.-Christian; D.R.C.- Dutch Reformed Church; G.C. Greek Church; G.R. Græco-Russian; L. Lutheran; M. Mahometan; P. (in Religion) Protestant; P.E. = Protestant Episcopal; R.C. Roman Catholic; R. P. Reformed Protestant. USEFUL ADDRESSES. BOARD OF TRADE. Harbour Department-C. Cecil Trevor, Esq., Assist. Secretary. Marine Department-Thos. Gray, Esq. Local Marine Board: St. Katharine Dock House, Towerhill, E. Capt. J. Steele, Secretary. Corporation of the Trinity House: Trinity Square.—John Inglis, Esq., Secretary. Pilotage Department-D. Keigwin, Principal. Lights and Buoys Department— Edwards. Tonnage Measurement and Board of Trade Surveyors-82, Basinghall Street, E.C. Engineer Surveyor-in-Chief Thos. W. Trail, C.E., R.N., Inspector of Chain Cables and Anchor Testing Establishments. Principal Surveyor for Tonnage-W. Moore. Surveyor for Iron Ships-J. Wimshurst. Surveyor for Wood Ships--W. H. Turner. Registrar General of Seamen: 82, Basinghall Street-Robert Jackson, Esq., Secretary. Sanitary Officer for Ships' Crews-J. F. Rotton, Assistant Secretary to Local Government Board, Whitehall, S.W. Meteorological Office: 116, Victoria Street, Scott, Esq., F. R.S., Secretary. S. W.-Robert H. Nautical Almanac Office: 3, Verulam Buildings, Gray's Inn, W.C. -John Russel Hind, Esq., Superintendent. Royal Observatory, Greenwich: Astron. Royal-William Henry Mahoney Christie, F. R.A. S. Lloyd's Register of Shipping: 2, White Lion Street, Cornhill, E.C. Lloyd's Captains' Rooms: Royal Exchange, E.C.-hours 9 to 6. The Jerusalem, Cowper's Court, Cornhill. The Baltic Rooms, Threadneedle Street. Receiver of Wreck : J. C. Stockton, Queen's Warehousekeeper. Chamber of Commerce: I, Great College Street, Westminster, S.W.-James Hole, Esq., Agent. General Shipowners' Society: 12, St. Michael's Alley, CornhillW. H. Cooke, Secretary. Steam Shipowners' Association: 14, Leadenhall Street-W. C. Morgan, Secretary. Shipping World Offices: Gresham Press Buildings, 2, Little Bridge Street, E.C. Shipping Gazette and International Code List: 54, Gracechurch Street. Marryat's Code List: Richardson & Co., 13, Pall Mall, S.W. National Lifeboat Institution: 14, John Street, Adelphi, W.C.— Secretary. Shipwrecked Mariners' Society Offices: Hibernia Chambers, London Bridge, S.E.-W. R. Buck, Secretary. The Sailors' Home: Dock Street, E., and Gravesend, The Salvage Association: Birchin Lane, E.C. TABLE OF COAL CONSUMPTION IN TONS, PER DIEM. NOTE. To find the consumption of a vessel, say, of 5,500 I.H.P. at 1'4 lb. per I.H.P. per hour, take the 5,000 in the first column, which gives 75'0 tons then take the 500 in the same column, which gives 7'5 tons, and add the two together=82'5 tons per 24 hours; or, for example, 5,500 I.H.P. x 14 lb. x 24 hours 2,240 825 per day. GENERAL STATISTICS OF STEAMERS ACCORDING TO THEIR FLAG.* From the Bureau Veritas Répertoire Général, 1889-90. The Raparture General only given the 9,256 11,913,371 7,748,045 1,213 227,903 148,998 the sea-going vessels of at least 100 tons registered gross tonnage therefore some difference must exist between the official statistics of forth the adve toti-tier aboll include also vessels under 100 Lone da ith Bureau Veritas. 173,964 72,861 214 |