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documented in the United States, and the division is based on the trade on which the vessels are employed, and not as in the United Kingdom on the character of the vessels and their fitness to engage in trade to distant countries or on more local service.

Table V.—*Showing the Tonnage of the United States Shipping. 30th June 1909.*
Class.	Sailing.		Steam.		Canal.		Barge.		Total.
Class.	No.	Tons.	No.	Tons.	No.	Tons.	No.	Tons.	No.	Tons.
(a) Registered:—
⁠Foreign trade	445	225,376	490	575,226	..	..	665	77,921	1,600	878,523
⁠Whale fisheries	25	5,682	8	3,300	..	..	..	..	33	8,982
Total	470	231,058	498	578,526	..	..	665	77,921	1,633	887,505
(b) Enrolled :—
⁠Coasting trade.	3799	1,391,965	6,327	4,099,087	745	80,951	2769	767,839	13,640	6,330,842
⁠Cod and mackerel fisheries	341	33,232	91	7,979	..	..	..	..	432	41,211
Total	4140	1,425,197	6,418	4,107,066	745	80,951	2769	767,839	14,072	6,381,053
(c) Licensed:—
⁠Coasting trade	4672	50,986	4,241	58,470	..	..	156	1,744	9,069	111,200
⁠Cod and mackerel fisheries	430	3,835	484	5,162	..	..	..	..	914	8,997
Total	5102	54,821	4,725	63,632	..	..	156	1,744	9,983	120,197
Grand Total	9712	1,711,076	11,641	4,749,224	745	80,951	3590	847,504	25,688	7,388,755

By the United States Navigation Laws all trade between American ports no. matter how far they are separated—such as New York to San Francisco, or from either of these ports to Honolulu or Manila—is declared to be coasting trade. None but United States vessels are allowed to engage in this trade, which in, recent years has developed so rapidly as to employ the main part of the American Mercantile Marine; it demands large numbers of ocean-going vessels, and many vessels have been transferred from the Foreign Trade to meet the demand,

Fig. 6.—Merchant shipping built in each of the countries of the world in 1900 and in 1909. The tonnages are gross, and are based on the figures given in Lloyd’s Register; see notes appended to Table IV.

Lloyd’s Register for 1909–1910 gives the following figures, for United States shipping, excluding all vessels under 100 tons and all wooden vessels on the Great Lakes:—

	Number.	Tons.
On Sea Coasts	2899	2,791,282
Northern Lakes⁠	583	2.118,276
Philippines	108	44,254
	3590	4,953,812

Large numbers of American vessels are not included in the American Returns—such as yachts, boats and lighters employed within the

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