§ Mr. KINGasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the total tonnage of shipping, for the last year for which figures are available, which passed through the Bosphorus into the Black Sea, giving the shipping of the following countries separately: British, Greek, Italian, Austro-Hungarian, French, German, Russian, Bulgarian, Roumanian, and the total of shipping of all nations?
Mr. RUNCIMANThe following statement gives the information desired, so far as the particulars are available:—
Total tonnage of vessels (exclusive of sailing or small coasting vessels) which arrived at the Port of Constantinople from the Mediterranean Sea, and cleared for the Black Sea, in the year 1913, distinguishing the principal nationalities.
Flag. Tonnage. British … 3,175,307 Greek … 496,790 Italian … 734,671 Austro-Hungarian … 964,193 French … 158,793 German … 430,216 Russian … 732,947 Other flags* … 881,607 Total … 7,574,524 * Separate statistics of Bulgarian and Roumanian tonnage are not available.
§ Mr. KINGasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state the total tonnage of shipping for the last year for which figures are available which entered the Port of Constantinople, giving the shipping of the following countries separately: British, Greek, Italian, Austro- 470W Hungarian, French, German, Russian, Bulgarian, Roumanian, and all other countries; and the total of shipping of all nations?
Mr. RUNCIMANThe following statement gives the information desired, so far as the particulars are available:—
Total tonnage of vessels (exclusive of sailing and small coasting vessels) which entered the Port of Constantinople during the year 1913, distinguishing the principal nationalities. Flag. Tonnage. British … 6,600,139 Greek … 1,001,047 Italian … 1,516,584 Austro-Hungarian … 2,016,828 French … 434,822 German … 877,202 Russian … 1,608,490 Other flags* … 2,484,381 Total … 16,539,493 * Separate statistics of Bulgarian and Roumanian tonnage are not available.