Canada Yearbook - 1897

MARINE. 361
The following table shows the nationalities of vessels doing the
Canadian carrying trade by sea, by five-year periods, with percentage
of each nationality to total tonnage in and out carrying cargo:—
PERIOD.
Tons.
BEITISH.
p. u.
CANADIAN.
Tons.
p. c.
FOREIGN.
Tons.
p. u.
1869-73 16,765,848
1874-78 11,486,233
1879-83 12,196,093
1884-88 -V ! 13,319,072
1889-93 ] 15,963,726
1894 | 3,548,694
1895. 3,40\928
18C6 3,653,876
1897 1 4,242,051
77 8
49 6
4:i 9
41 9
41 4
42 5
41 7
44 0
48 8
4,152,296
6,957,066
7,175,669
6,433,836
1,590,262
1,427,544
1,492,555
1,397,160
4,780,634
7,527,054
8,638,600
11,272,594
16,159,854
3,204,033
3,337,908
3,156,457
3,054,560
Beginning with 1876, when the separation between British and
Canadian vessels was made in our navigation tables, and giving the
figures by provinces, we have the following set of tables :—
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BRITISH, CANADIAN AND FOREIGN TONNAGE CARRYING CARGO
IN AND OUT.
PROVINCE OF QUEBEC.
YEAR.
BRITISH. CANADIAN. FOREIGN.
Tonnage. Tonnage. Tonnage.
1876 1,152,025
1877....
1,334,474
1878
1,276,960
1879
1.296,fi22
1880
1,550,010
Total 6,610,091
1,320,018
290,064
302,726
340,392
218,415
198,615
1,350,212
270,042
292,952
319,240
257,182
168,949
189,003
1,227,326
245,465
1889
1890
1891
1892
1893
1,540,961
1,633,561
1,634,085
1,712,145
1,905,930
122,870 300,081
134,349 413,549
124,688 362,465
124,046 377,057
153,158 366,905
1894
1895
1896
1897
Total 8,426,682
1,685,336
2,029,777
1,898,541
2,102,672
2,319,092
659.111
131,822
126,292
93,094
93,205
88,512
1.820,057
364,011
430,975
265,717
251,108
255,633