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THE statesman's YEAR-BOOK, 1913 BRITISH EMPIRE— RAILWAY MILEAGE.
1860
1911
Miles
Miles
United Kingdom
10,430
23,417
(Canada
2,090
26,624
India .
S4U
32,839
Australia
3431
18,013
South Africa
58
8,092
Other countries .
Total ....
—
8,959
13,761
117,944
1 Year 1601.
BRITISH EMPIRE— MERCHANT NA.VIES.
The tonnage of the merchant navie.s of the British Empire in 1800 and 1911 was as follows :—
Tonnage
on register
Steam Vessels
Sailing
Vessels
Total
1860
1911
1860
1911
1860
1911
United Kingdom
Tons
Tons
Tons
Tons
Tons
Tons
(including Channel
Islands and Isle of
Man)
454,327
10,717,511
4,204,360
980,997
4,658,687
11,698,508
Canada .
25,452
358,705
521,521
410,569
546,973
769,274
Newfoundland
45
14,700
92,594
131,854
92,639
146,554
Australia
11,837
280,280
126,059
125,407
137,896
405,747
New Zealand .
350
114,221
8,367
36,403
8,717
150,624
British India . .^ Ceylon . . ./ Other possessions .}
8,133
95,740\
257,923]
10,659^
9,460}
149,337j
266,056-
106,399
733}
10,193
96, 862 j
246,199
Total .
500,144
11,678,752
5,210,824
1,854,746
5,710,968
13,533,498
COMPARATIVE STATISTICS WITH REGARD TO THE BRITISH ARMY 1862-63 AND 1912-13.
Total Establishment at Home and in Colonies.
1862-63
1912-13
Officers
N.-Co's. and Men
8,034 137,416
9,800 176,800
Total .
145,450
186,000
Total Numbers in India
83,523
75,880
