§ Mr. MARKHAMasked the President of the Board of Trade what portion of the total trade of the port of Rochester and Chatham during the year 1929 was from the Dominions or the Colonies?
§ Mr. W. R. SMITHDuring the year 1929, of the total net tonnage of vessels arriving at the port of Rochester (including Chatham) with cargo in the foreign trade, 24.9 per cent. was recorded in respect of vessels arriving from ports in British countries. If the tonnage of all vessels arriving with cargo, whether in the foreign trade or in the coasting trade, is taken as the basis of comparison, the proportion from ports in British countries outside the United Kingdom was 10.1 per cent.
§ Mr. MARKHAMasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the total net tonnage of vessels arriving at the port of Rochester during the years 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 and 1929, and the first six months of 1930?
§ Mr. SMITHThe following statement shows the net tonnage of vessels, including their repeated voyages, that arrived with cargoes and in ballast, in the foreign and coasting trades respectively, at the port of Rochester (including Chatham) during each of the years from 1924 to 1929 inclusive and the six months ending June, 1930:
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Year. With Cargoes. With Cargoes and in Ballast. In the Foreign Trade. In the Coasting Trade. Total. In the Foreign Trade. In the Coasting Trade. Total. Tons net. Tons net. Tons net. Tons net. Tons net. Tons net. 1924 109,092 194,381 303,473 127,190 223,386 350,576 1925 127,308 204,714 332,022 138,669 235,864 374,533 1926 322,593 138,333 460,926 333,208 188,955 522,163 1927 168,773 191,730 360,503 183,531 263,667 447,198 1928 139,547 180,102 319,649 188,402 260,876 449,278 1929 145,188 213,853 359,041 186,158 314,750 500,908 Six months ended June, 1930 77,166 102,355 179,521 95,279 136,029 231,308 NOTE.—Coasting vessels employed in trading within the esturial limits of the River Thames are not included.