PORT OF LONDON.
TRADE GROWN ENORMOUSLY. (British Official Wireless). RUGBY, April 9. Statistics issued by the Port of London Authority show that the trade of the port has grown enormously of recent years. , In 1909 the value of foreign imports and exports was £322,000,000, while in 1927, it was £706,000,000. Passenger traffic has also increased, considerably. About 250,000 sea-going passengers now arrive iand depart in a year, which is one-third more than the number a few years ago. The combined water area of King George V dock, the Royal Albert dock, and the Royal Victoria dock, which is one huge dock divided into three sections, is 245 acres, and is the largest sheet of dock water in the world.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 112, 11 April 1929, Page 7
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119PORT OF LONDON. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 112, 11 April 1929, Page 7
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