Note 39 — Chapter II · ENGLISH RIVERS.
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The following figures give the tonnage of the entrances and clearances in the foreign trade (including British possessions) of the principal rivers in 1888:—
River Entrances. Clearances. Total.
tons tons tons
The Thames 7,471,000 5,471,000 12,942,000
” Mersey 5,368,000 4,941,000 10,309,000
” Clyde (Glasgow only) 994,000 1,154,000 2,148,000
” Tyne 2,818,000 4,392,000 7,210,000
” Tees (Middlesbro’ only) 681,000 555,000 1,236,000
” Humber 1,897,000 1,503,000 3,400,000