Returns for the quarter ended September 30 show that 1,168,000 tons was being constructed in Great Britain and Ireland, a decrease of 48,000 tons as compared with the quarter ended June 30, but an me crease of 197,000 tons as compared with a year ago.
Tonnage commenced during the quarter totalled 252,000 tons as compared with 975,000 tons during the previoi®s quarter.
Tonnage Inunched amounted to 3,600,000 tons, only 4,000 tons than the June quarter, which the highest during the last two and three quarter years, Total merchant tonnage being built abroad in the quarter ended September 30 amounted to 1,112,000 tons, an increase of 12,000 tons as compared with that in the previous quarter. The amount _ineluded 408,000 in Germany, France, 132,000 in Italy in Holland.
Tonnage amounting to 278,000] was commenced abroad and 192,000 Inunehed during the quarter, lereascs of 24,000 and 28,000 tons respectively.
The total world tonnage was 2,581,000, which ix 865,000 tons be-Tow the highest pre-war record.
Motor tonnage being built throughout the world amounted to 939,000] tons as compared with 1,921,000} steam tonnage—Reuter.
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