§ 13 and 14. Mr. GILBERTasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if any Russian vessels, either owned by the Russian Government or by Russian subjects, have entered British home ports during the present year; if so, how many vessels: and what is their total and average tonnage;
(2) the number of German vessels which have entered British home ports during the present year; what is the total tonnage of such vessels; and can he give the average tonnage of these German vessels which are now trading with this country?
§ Sir P. LLOYD-GREAMEDuring the period from 1st January to 27th November of the current year, 31 Russian vessels, of an aggregate net tonnage of 49,522 tons, entered at ports of the United Kingdom. The corresponding figures respecting German vessels are 3,044 and 1,615,606 tons. net. On the basis of these figures the average tonnage of such Russian vessels was 1,600 tons, and of German vessels 530 tons.