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     Year Tons Year Tons 
     
     1876 883,502 1888 1,120,815 
     
     1877 929,864 1889 1,194,020 
     
     1878 862.418 1890 1,243.993 
     
     I879 559,984 189I 1,139,178 
     
     1880 628,742 1892 1,271,638 
     
     1881 951,632 1893 1,198,539 
     
     1882 902,269 1894 1,120,383 
     
     1883 1,006,481 1895 1,118,491 
     
     1884 910,175 1896 1,310,339 
     
     1885 1,157,575 1897 1,209,602 
     
     1886 891,633 1898 1,182,180 
     
     1887 1,151,023 
     
    
   
   
    
     Statement of Registered Sea-going tonnage carrying cargo 
     
     into and out of the Province by five year periods, with yearly 
     
     averages and percentages of increase or decrease :— 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Period 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Total Tonnage Yearly Average i Per cent. 
     
     1874—78 666,351 133,270 3 
     
     187983 628,596 125.719 ‘ — 57 
     
     1884-88 636,135 127,227 + 1.2 
     
     I889-93 499,58I ' 991916 —21-4 
     
     1894 104.710 + 4.8 
     
     1895 123,791 3 +182 
     
     1896 116,469 i — 5.9 
     
     1897 107,960 i — 7.3 
     
     1898 142,899 +32.3 
     
    
   
   
    
     Registered Sea-going Tonnage carrying cargo into the 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Province :— 
     
     Period Total Tonnage Yearly Average Per cent. 
     
    

    
     1874-78 296,301 59,260 
     
    

    
     1879-83 248,167 49,633 —16.2 
     
     1884-88 253-983 50,797 + 2.3 
     
     1889-93 I98,327 39,665 — 21.9 
     
     1894 40,692 + 2.6 
     
     1895 46,218 —+-13.6 
     
     I896 43,255 — 6-4 
     
     1897 391278 ~ 9-0 
     
    
   
   
    
     17898 54,051 +316