TABLE 7.—Number and net tonnage of sail and steam vessels belonging to United Kingdom sold to foreigners, 1856–1909.1

1 There are no returns of vessels belonging to the British possessions that were sold to foreigners. 2 Not distinguished.

TABLE 8.-Number and net tonnage of steam and sail vessels of United Kingdom stricken from register for causes other than sale, 1861–1909.

TABLE 9.-Trade of shipping of United Kingdom and men employed in various trades, 1849-1909.

[This return, prepared by the registrar general of seamen, can not be given for earlier years. It includes Channel Islands vessels. The home trade signifies on the coasts of the United Kingdom or to ports between the limits of the River Elbe and Brest. The foreign trade signifies to ports beyond such limits. No foreign-going vessel is included which has not been so reported within four years, and no home-trade vessel which has not been reported within one year. It is possible that some vessels may be included which have ceased to exist or are no longer employed as British vessels, but every endeavor is made to ascertain and strike off such vessels. With respect to the crews, a very small deduction ought to be made for the case of men who join a fresh ship immediately on their discharge from the former one which happens to remain in port.] IN THE HOME TRADE.

PARTLY IN THE HOME AND PARTLY IN THE FOREIGN TRADE.

1 A large number of vessels under this head are tugboats, for which no returns were received prior to the year 1870.

• Includes masters and pilots as well as Lascars and Asiatics.

TABLE 9.-Trade of shipping of United Kingdom and men employed in various trades, 1849-1909-Continued.

1 Includes masters and pilots as well as Lascars and Asiatics.

TABLE 10.-Combined entries and clearances of vessels in foreign and colonial trade of United Kingdom, 1814-1909, with British percentage of total.

2. PROGRESS OF GERMAN SHIPPING.

TABLE 1.-Number and tonnage of the sail and steam vessels, together with number of crews, of the German maritime states and the German Empire, 1885–1911. [Handbuch für die Deutsche Handels-Marine.]

3. PROGRESS OF JAPANESE SHIPPING.

TABLE 1.-Number and gross and net tonnage of steam and number and net tonnage of sail vessels of Japan, 1890–1911.

TABLE 2.-Number and tonnage of Japanese merchant vessels registered, 1895–1910.

1 The falling off in the number and tonnage of vessels under 1,000 tons for 1899 and since is due to the fact that vessels of 100 tons or less were omitted from the tables for those years.