Note 189 — Chapter XIII
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Table showing the number and tonnage of registered Sailing and Steam Vessels (exclusive of river steamers) of the United Kingdom employed in the Home and Foreign Trade respectively in each year, from 1849 to 1857 inclusive.
Employed in the Home Trade. Employed in the Foreign Trade.
Years. Vessels. Tons. Years. Vessels. Tons.
1849 9,610 719,815 1849 6,694 2,089,037
1850 9,150 721,153 1850 7,235 2,188,420
1851 9,266 764,461 1851 7,411 2,348,892
1852 9,134 768,409 1852 7,580 2,449,364
1853 8,851 774,813 1853 8,357 2,791,224
1854 8,778 748,714 1854 7,418 2,759,120
1855 8,590 748,543 1855 7,957 3,018,951
1856 9,707 787,476 1856 8,551 3,190,011
1857 10,064 860,406 1857 8,100 3,168,105
Employed partly in the Home and partly in the Foreign Trade. Total Number Employed.
1849 1,917 287,490 1849 18,221 3,096,342
1850 1,507 227,639 1850 17,892 3,137,212
1851 1,507 247,582 1851 18,184 3,360,935
1852 1,105 163,111 1852 17,819 3,380,884
1853 998 164,050 1853 18,206 3,730,087
1854 1,211 221,259 1854 17,407 3,729,093
1855 1,281 222,676 1855 17,828 3,990,170
1856 1,012 178,590 1856 19,270 4,156,077
1857 1,164 182,971 1857 19,328 4,211,482