CHIEF CITIES OF THE EMPIRE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10763, 10 May 1911, Page 6

CHIEF CITIES OF THE EMPIRE.

Interesting figures relating to population are given in the-Statistical Abstract for. the British Empire,' recently issued (says' tile Daily Mail.) The bulk of-the volume, is devoted, .tq, figures relating to the trade, and Shippirig/of the Empire! It' is interesting ;• to uote_ the relative population of the" great cities of'ine Empire, as estimated in 1910: — London. (County): ..v....•; i vi..'-4,873,000 Calcutta and Fort- ... 1,031,000 Bombay and Cantonments... 978,000 Manchester and Salford ;-..<•' ■960,0.00 Glasgow. ...'.:..•>.., : 8.84,000 LiveFpbol ... ... Sydney ... ..1 - ... 605,000 Birmingham ... ... ... 570,000 Madras ■< ... ... : ... 569,000 Melbourne ... ... ... 562,000 Montreal ... .... ... 500,000 As regards the trade- of rthe British Empire, its total value in 1909 amounted to £1,596,000,000, of which 75.2 per cent, was- foreign, and 24.8 per cent, was intra-Imperial. The : '- best. foreign customer of the Empire is the United States of America, which takes £105,000,000 of the Empire's exports. Next follows Germany, .-.with £82,000,000; and then France, with £57,000,000.