§ 3. Mr. Kellyasked the President of the Board of Trade the names of British firms who, in the last two years, ordered ships to be constructed in Germany?
Mr. StanleyThere are no official statistics of orders placed by British firms for the construction of ships in Germany, but I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate a table in the OFFICIAL REPORT showing the registered owners of the steam and motor ships of 100 tons gross and over recently built in Germany which are shown in the returns of the Registrar-General of Shipping and Seamen as having been registered in the United Kingdom since March, 1935.
§ Mr. KellyMay I ask to what date the figures go? Do they include the construction for the last two years?
Mr. StanleyWe have no figures of construction. All we can give are those of vessels which have been registered.
§ Following is the table:
991| Month when registered | Vessel. | When built. | Gross tonnage. | Owners in whose name registered. | ||
| 1936. | ||||||
| February | … | S.S. "Ethiopian" | 1936 | 5,424 | United Africa Co., Ltd., London. | |
| February | … | S.S. "Nigerian" | 1936 | 5,423 | ||
| March | … | S.S. "Guinean" | 1936 | 5,205 | ||
| April | … | S.S. "Leonian" | 1936 | 5,424 | ||
| April | … | S.S. "Liberian" | 1936 | 5,205 | ||
| April | … | M.V. "Narragansett | 1936 | 10,389 | British Mexican Petroleum Co., Ltd., London. | |
| April | … | M.V. "Seminole" | 1936 | 10,389 | ||
| July | … | S.S. "Northern Gem" (fishing vessel). | 1936 | 655 | Mac Line, Ltd., London. | |
| July | … | S.S. "Northern Pride" (fishing vessel). | 1936 | 655 | ||
| August | … | S.S. "Terje 1" | Whalers. | 1936 | 335 | United Whalers, Ltd., London. |
| August | … | S.S. "Terje 2" | 1936 | 335 | ||
| August | … | S.S. "Terje 3" | 1936 | 335 | ||
| August | … | S.S. "Terje 4" | 1936 | 335 | ||
| August | … | S.S. "Terje 5" | 1936 | 335 | ||
| August | … | S.S. "Terje 6" | 1936 | 335 | ||
| August | … | S.S. "Terje 7" | 1936 | 335 | ||
| August | … | S.S. "Terje 8" | 1936 | 335 | ||
| August | … | S.S. "Terje 9" | 1936 | 335 | ||
| August | … | S.S. "Terje Viken" | 1936 | 20,638 | ||
| September | … | S.S. "Northern Wave" (fishing vessel). | 1936 | 655 | Mac Line, Ltd., London. | |
| September | … | S.S. "Northern Dawn" (fishing vessel). | 1936 | 655 | ||
| September | … | M.V. "Congonian" | 1936 | 4,929 | United Africa Co., Ltd., London. | |
| November | … | S.S. "Northern Foam" | (fishing vessels). | 1936 | 655 | Mac Line, Ltd., London. |
| November | … | S.S. "Northern Rover" | 1936 | 655 | ||
| November | … | S.S. "Northern Sky" | 1936 | 655 | ||
| November | … | S.S. "Northern Spray" | 1936 | 655 | ||
| November | … | S.S. "Northern Sun" | 1936 | 655 | ||
| November | … | M.V. "Taron" | 1936 | 8,054 | Sarawak Oilfields, Ltd., Sarawak. | |
| November | … | M.V. "Tornus" | 1936 | 8,054 | ||
| November | … | S.S. "Northern Chief" (fishing vessel). | 1936 | 655 | Mac Line, Ltd., London. | |
| December | … | S.S. "Northern Duke" (fishing vessel). | 1936 | 655 | ||
| December | … | M.V. "Cornelia S." | 1936 | 977 | Franto Petroleum and Shipping Co., Ltd., London. | |
| December | … | S.S. "Northern Gift" (fishing vessel). | 1936 | 655 | Mac Line, Ltd., London. | |
| December | … | S.S. "Northern Reward" (fishing vessel). | 1936 | 655 | ||
| 1937. | ||||||
| January | … | S.S. "Northern Princess" (fishing vessel). | 1936 | 655 | ||
| January | … | S.S. "Northern Isles" (fishing vessel). | 1936 | 655 | ||
| April | … | M.V. "Henry Dundas" | 1937 | 10,448 | Oriental Tankers, Ltd., Hong Kong. |