§ 22. Mr. RANKINasked the President of the Board of Trade if he can state the number of ships flying the British flag which are not registered at ports in Great Britain?
§ Dr. BURGINThe number of vessels registered under Part I of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, that remained on the register at ports of the British Empire, outside Great Britain, at the end of the year 1932 was about 18,550.