Note 95 — Chapter VIII
Reading edition
All these figures may now (1875) be at least doubled, except the number of men, as the improvements in mechanical contrivances have materially reduced manual labour since the repeal of the Navigation Laws. In the case of steam ships to nearly one-half. See following table:—
Years. Sailing Ships. Steam Vessels.
Tons. Men. Proportion of Men to 100 Tons. Tons. Men. Proportion of Men to 100 Tons.
1852 3,215,665 146,286 4·55 165,219 13,277 8·04
1854 3,516,456 146,522 4·17 212,637 15,894 7·47
1869 4,677,275 152,186 3·25 880,028 43,304 4·92
1870 4,519,141 147,207 3·25 1,039,969 48,755 4·69
1871 4,343,558 141,035 3·25 1,290,003 58,703 4·55
1872 4,245,904 137,101 3·23 1,515,704 66,619 4·40
1873 4,067,144 130,877 3·22 1,680,953 71,362 4·24
1874 4,037,564 128,733 3·19 1,827,024 74,873 4·10