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In the Coasting Trade,
in 1787 ... 1,010,852*
in 1830 ... 2302,940†
increase 1,292,088 Tons.

Of these results, the most remarkable is, the great decline of
the Tonnage employed in foreign Commerce with France; for had
the foreign Trade merely increased with the increase of population,
instead of a diminution of nearly 170 thousand Tons, there would
have been an augmentation of nearly a similar amount; – that is
to say, – instead of having only 530 thousand Tons engaged in
foreign trade, France would have had nearly 900 thousand
Tons; – and this, without taking into account the increased
wealth and producing power, of which the enormous addition
to the Coasting Tonnage, and increase of Coast Fishing, are
remarkable evidence. The Tonnage, as regards Great
Britain, has undergone the following changes.

The whole amount was, in 1787 ... 87,563 Tons
in 1830 ... 144,909 Tons
increase ... 57,346 Tons.

But in 1830 – 59,539 Tons were in the Packet Service.
being a diminution of 2,193 Tons. The following table will shew
the

* We doubt whether this Return comprises, like that 1830, the
Tonnage employed in River Navigation.

† In the same Sea ... 1,688,041
From one to another Sea ... 206,620
River Navigation ... 408,279
2,302,940 Tons.

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Date_1		Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	015	Main Headings	deontology
Folio number	339	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	linking material	Number of Pages	1
Recto/Verso	recto	Page Numbering	f14
Penner	sir john bowring	Watermarks
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Notes public		ID Number	5555
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