Note 83 — Chapter IX · THE WATERWAYS OF BELGIUM.
Reading edition
The figures are so remarkable that it will probably be interesting to put them on record in a tabulated form:—
Year. Importations by Sea. Exportations by Sea. Tonnage of Ships entering Antwerp.
tons tons tons
1862 568,871 177,702 599,899
1886 2,438,178 821,753 3,658,900