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i00 tons in 1926, and in 1S33 only 6i7. 100. though the number of shaller vessels had iu- creased. In 1927 the ships were l4,322 :, ln 1883 they had risen to 15,025. The re- turns do not extend later.

 LOSS AT SEA.

 Putting aside ships condenued, captured, and broken up, the vessels lost in the first five years is as folIows:-

 In 1889. 1840 18ll 1872 1913.

 Ills 1923 l,053 1885 1921 Among which, two modes of destruction fix attention, rom the notion Of carelessness that 10 the loss

 Run Down, B 50 46 s5 15 Burnt, IS q b 2l 9 Missing, ol 57 56 a so The proportion of losses between British and foreign vessels is--

 British, 9l1 894 750 sos 979I Foreign, 292 321 347 339 40 The particulars relating to the crews are solely for the year l843; and they give the crews saved of l,0ll vessels. of l57 part saved, and of ll4 lost

 WHALE FISHERY.

 The lottery of the Greenland and Davis Straits whale fisheries is singular Thus, in 

 1928, 89 ships from dozen ports caught l,l97 fish; in 1929, the same number of ships captured but 87l fish and in 1850, 9l vessels only took 26l fish, The next year was better; 08 vessels taking 454 fish; in 1892, Sl ships got ,563 fish and crown Ing luck! i'll 1883 v vessels took l,659 fish,

 sTEAM-MARiNE or GREAT BRITAIN.

 The increase in the private steam marine during the last twenty-Gvs years has been prodigous. In l8l4, there was ONE steamer oi 69 tons in the United Kingdom, and that belonged to Scotlond Next year Great Bri- tain had eight steamers-three English. five Scotch. In 1916, we had iwelve-England five, Scotland seven. In l7l8, Ireland made beginning with one, and the total of tue United Kingdom was fourteen In 1918 the Southern Saxon shot ahead-having got ten steamers, Scotland eight, Ireland still sticking at one. The propositions of last year are 646 for England, l28 for Scotland, and SI for Ireland. The following little table exhibits a connected view of the advance of British navigation by periods of five years There Is.no data for a comparison with foreign coun- tries.

 NUMBER OE STEANI-YESSELs BELONGING TO