§ Mr. ALFRED SHORTasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shipping Con- 1630W troller how much British tonnage was available, respectively, in the three years 1916, 1917 and 1918; and what quantity of British imports was carried by British, tonnage in each of these three years, respectively?
§ Colonel L. WILSONBritish tonnage of 500 tons (gross) and over, including tonnage on Colonial registers, over the period 1st January, 1916, to 31st December, 1918, was as follows:
British imports carried in British tonnage are estimated to have been as follows:
Tons (Gross). 1st January, 1916 18,300,000 1st January, 1917 17,500,000 1st January, 1918 15,300,000 1st January, 1919 15,350,000
Tons. 1916 31,000,000 1917 31,000,000 1918 30,000,000