§ Mr. M'GHEEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the loss of the steamer "Ralph Creyke," belonging to the Ouse Steamship Company, of Goole; whether he is aware that this vessel only carried four able seamen; if he can state how many able seamen this vessel carried when first registered; whether his attention has been called to the fact that this same company have now purchased another steamer called the "Rose," of 1,150 tons carrying capacity; whether he is aware that this steamer "Rose" formerly carried six able seamen, while under the new management the deck hands have been reduced to four; and if he will cause inquiries to be made with regard to the matter?
Mr. BUXTONThe "Ralph Creyke" was sunk by collision in the River Scheldt on 16th October last. At the time of her loss she carried four A.B.'s, and when first registered she carried six A.B.'s. The owners of the "Ralph Creyke," the Ouse Steamship Company, of Goole, inform me that the "Rose" carries four A.B.'s. In June last she carried six A.B.'s. I understand that, as happened in the case of the "Ralph Creyke," the "Rose" has been transferred from the foreign trade to the 1991W home trade, and is now simply used as a collier. I am making inquiry as to the sufficiency of her present crew for the vessel's intended service.
Mr. MONTAGUE BARLOWasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give the figures of the total tonnage of ships in the British merchant
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TRADING VESSELS REGISTERED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. Tonnage, Crew, and Passengers Lost from 1st July, 1901, to 30th June, 1911. Year. Sailing. Steam. Total. Net Tonnage on the Register. Net Tonnage Lost. Crew Lost. Passengers Lost. Net Tonnage Lost. Crew Lost. Passengers Lost. Net Tonnage Lost. Crew Lost. Passengers Lost. 1901–2 … 53,806 256 3 63,036 418 658 116,842 674 661 9,033,189 1902–3 … 37,659 171 3 68,144 255 19 105,803 426 22 9,416,114 1908–4 … 47,412 263 4 85,308 146 4 132,720 409 8 9,597,739 1904–5 … 48,921 264 8 105,899 229 8 154,820 493 16 9,812,131 1905–6 … 48,037 261 — 76,576 231 109 124,613 492 109 10,027,223 Total … 235,835 1,215 18 398,963 1,279 798 634,798 2,494 816 9,577,279 Average. 1906–7 … 43,728 129 1 99,713 299 87 143,436 428 88 10,479,239 1907–8 … 28,954 205 2 84,588 150 4 113,542 355 6 10,752,020 1908–9 … 33,982 196 2 114,419 241 89 148,411 437 91 10,729,059 1909–10 … 31,163 119 2 116,090 393 243 147,253 512 245 10,643,894 1910–11 … 32,354; 125 2 101,057 346 7 133,41l 471 9 10,687,581 Total … 170,176 774 9 515,877 1,429 430 686,053 2,203 439 10,658,359 Average. service that have been lost at sea for each of the five years prior to 1906, and for each of the five years subsequent to that date; and the total number of lives of passengers and crew lost in such ships during the same periods?