§ 14. Mr. R. Gibsonasked the President of the Board of Trade what were the ports of registry of the 207 ships purchased from foreign countries during the six months ended 30th June last and in what British ports these ships were registered; what were the ports of registry of the 141 British ships sold to foreign countries during the same period and in what foreign ports they were registered after such sale; and what was the total tonnage of the ships so bought and sold, respectively?
§ Mr. O. StanleyAs the reply contains tabular statements I will, with the hon. and learned Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The foreign ports of registry of the 207 ships transferred from foreign countries to the British flag during the six months ended 30th June, 1938, are not known, but the previous nationalities of the ships were as follow:—
| Belgium | … | … | … | … | 1 |
| China | … | … | … | … | 16 |
| Denmark | … | … | … | … | 8 |
| Egypt | … | … | … | … | 1 |
| France | … | … | … | … | 22 |
| Finland | … | … | … | … | 5 |
| Germany | … | … | … | … | 6 |
| Greece | … | … | … | … | 9 |
| Holland | … | … | … | … | 65 |
| Hungary | … | … | … | … | 1 |
| Italy | … | … | … | … | 2 |
| Japan | … | … | … | … | 1 |
| Lithuania | … | … | … | 1 | |
| Norway | … | … | … | … | 8 |
| Portugal | … | … | … | … | 1 |
| Sarawak | … | … | … | … | 1 |
| Spain | … | … | … | … | 1 |
| Sweden | … | … | … | … | 3 |
| U.S.A. | … | … | … | … | 54 |
| Unknown | … | … | … | … | 1 |
§ Of these 207 ships 41 were granted provisional certificates of British registry, while the remaining 166 were registered at the following British ports of registry:—
| Amherstburg, Ontario | … | 1 | |
| Bristol | … | … | 1 |
| Cape Town | … | … | 2 |
| Colchester | … | … | 1 |
| Cowes | … | … | 1 |
| Dublin | … | … | 4 |
| Dundee | … | … | 1 |
| Fowey | … | … | 2 |
| Gibraltar | … | … | 5 |
| Glasgow | … | … | 3 |
| Greenock | … | … | 1 |
| Halifax, N.S. | … | … | 1 |
| Hamilton, Bermuda | … | … | 3 |
| Hong Kong | … | … | 5 |
| Hull | … | … | 3 |
| Ipswich | … | … | 2 |
| Jersey | … | … | 1 |
| La Hove, N.S. | … | … | 1 |
| Leith | … | … | 2 |
| Liverpool | … | … | 2 |
| London | … | … | 68 |
| Maldon | … | … | 1 |
| Malta | … | … | 2 |
| Milford | … | … | 1 |
| Mombasa | … | … | 1 |
| Montreal | … | … | 4 |
| Newcastle | … | … | 3 |
| Owen Sound | … | … | 1 |
| Plymouth | … | … | 2 |
| Poole | … | … | 3 |
| Port Arthur, Ontario | … | … | 2 |
| Portsmouth | … | … | 4 |
| Shanghai | … | … | 14 |
| Singapore | … | … | 2 |
| Southampton | … | … | 9 |
| Swansea | … | … | 1 |
| Sydney, N.S. | … | … | 1 |
| Toronto, Ontario | … | … | 1 |
| Vancouver, B.C | … | … | 2 |
| Wisbech | … | … | 1 |
| Yarmouth, N.S. | … | … | 1 |
§ The ports of registry of the 141 British ships sold to foreign countries during the same period were as follow:—
| Aberdeen | … | 2 |
| Basseterre, St. Kitts | … | 1 |
| Belize, B.H. | … | 1 |
| Bideford | … | 2 |
| Brisbane | … | 1 |
| Bristol | … | 4 |
| Colchester | … | 1 |
| Cowes | … | 1 |
| Dublin | … | 1 |
| Dumfries | … | 1 |
| Fleetwood | … | 2 |
| Fowey | … | |
| Georgetown, Cayman Islands | … | 3 |
| Gibraltar | … | 2 |
| Glasgow | … | 8 |
| Grimsby | … | 10 |
| Hong Kong | … | 6 |
| Hull | … | 9 |
| Liverpool | … | 4 |
| Llanelly | … | 1 |
| London | … | 38 |
| Lowestoft | … | 1 |
| Malta | … | 1 |
| Montreal | … | |
| Nassau, N.P | … | 1 |
| Parrsborough, N.S | … | 1 |
| Plymouth | … | 1 |
| Portsmouth | … | 2 |
| Rangoon | … | 2 |
| St. Andrew's, N.B | … | 3 |
| St. Ives | … | 1 |
| St. John's, N.F.L | … | 2 |
| Shanghai | … | 8 |
| Singapore | … | 6 |
| Southampton | … | 7 |
| Swansea | … | 1 |
| Toronto | … | 1 |
| Weymouth, N.S. | … | 1 |
| W. Hartlepool | … | 2 |
§ The foreign ports of registry to which these ships were transferred are not known, but the countries to which they were sold were—
| Belgium | … | … | … | 4 |
| Chili | … | … | … | 2 |
| China | … | … | … | 19 |
| Colombia | … | … | … | 2 |
| Denmark | … | … | … | 12 |
| Egypt | … | … | … | 4 |
| Estonia | … | … | … | 2 |
| Finland | … | … | … | 2 |
| France | … | … | … | 19 |
| Germany | … | … | … | 6 |
| Greece | … | … | … | 3 |
| Holland | … | … | … | 8 |
| Honduras | … | … | … | 2 |
| Italy | … | … | … | 10 |
| Japan | … | … | … | 6 |
| Latvia | … | … | … | 1 |
| Norway | … | … | … | 7 |
| Palestine | … | … | … | 1 |
| Portugal | … | … | … | 2 |
| Soviet Russia | … | … | … | 1 |
| Spain | … | … | … | 2 |
| Sudan | … | … | … | 1 |
| Sweden | … | … | … | 1 |
| Turkey | … | … | … | 5 |
| U.S.A. | … | … | … | 14 |
| Uruguay | … | … | … | 1 |
| Venezuela | … | … | … | 3 |
| Yugoslavia | … | … | … | 1 |
§ The total gross tonnage of the ships coming on to the British register was 343,000 tons, while that of the ships transferred to foreign flags was 213,000 tons.