§ 23. Mr. SHORTasked the President of the Board of Trade the total tonnage of shipping produced in British shipyards during 1913 and 1922, respectively?
§ Sir P. LLOYD-GREAMEAccording to Lloyd's Register of Shipping, the total gross tonnage of merchant vessels of 100 tons gross and upwards launched in Great Britain and Ireland in each of the years 1913 and 1922 was as follows:
Tons (gross). | |
1913 | 1,932,153 |
1922 | 1,031,081 |