HC Deb 18 July 1927 vol 209 cc26-7
50. Mr. BUCHANAN

asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of ships cleared at the various ports in this country during the past year; the number in 1924 and in 1922; and the num- ber of inspectors employed under the Merchant Shipping Acts to certify as to the proper seaworthiness of the ships?

Sir B. CHADWICK

The answer takes the form of a table of figures, with notes;

Numbers of Trading Vessels leaving all Ports in the United Kingdom.
— 1922. 1924. 1926.
British Vessels—
Foreign Trade … … … … 40,746 55,716 51,823
Coasting Trade … … … … 189,450 174,965 141,164
Foreign Vessels—
Foreign Trade … … … … 34,654 38,199 34,024
Coasting Trade … … … … 5,337 7,482 3,385
Total … … … … 270,187 270,362 230,396
NOTES.
The figures for 1924 and 1926 are exclusive, and those for 1922 inclusive, of the numbers of vessels that left ports in Southern Ireland in those years. The movements between ports in Southern Ireland and other ports in the British Isles are included in the figures given above for Coasting Trade in 1922, and in those for Foreign Trade for 1924 and 1926.

With reference to the second part of the question, the number of officers in the Marine Survey staff of the Board of Trade in the years 1922, 1924 and 1926 was 212, 196 and 193 respectively.

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