CARRYING TRADE OF THE WORLD.
In the Deoember number of the *?«««»: , porarj Review Mr Michael O.MttlhaMto;> statistician, has au article .«!»&;"*"?■' Carrying Trade of the World,*! to, « Wch be • draw* some conclusions h!gWy gratifying W Englishmen's insular pride. He 1»» .Moerj tamed that there a»e three and » haU mUlions of men employed on **"W*J* *** .. in •' chipping; Their exertional prodttce a revenue of £650,000,000. eterbng a year. Hie coodaeione ere—(l) That? w# owes« 56 per cent, of the carrying, power ;of tW , world, (2) That the trade : Britaiii aod her colonies i* growing JttWJfc • aiore rapidly than the general cpßunesroe w. the world. (3) Th»t our aeamea «wa/ W merchandise per man tiiaa;thqee of.other < nations, and four times a> muoh »W» Britieh seamen of 1860. v (4) ?^ annual loss by : of other nations as compared wij* tWUiage afloat. Highly satisfactory 1 ~ . ;
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 9024, 9 February 1895, Page 6
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