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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 56

British Shipping under Protection and under Free Trade

British Shipping under Protection and under Free Trade.

Total Tonnage belonging to the United Kingdom
Under Protection. Under Free Trade.
Tons. Tons.
1816 2,604,000 1845 3,123,000
1845 3,123,000 1880 6,574,000
Increase, 619,000 Increase, 3,451,000
Total Tonnage entered and cleared with Cargoes.
Under Protection. Under Free Trade.
Tons. Tons.
1845. 1844.
British 6,617,000 British 40,156,000
Foreign 2,715,000 Foreign 13,814,000
Total, 9,332,000 Total, 53,970,000

It was prophesied that the repeal of the Navigation Laws would British Shipping, but it still maintains its supremacy.