CONTROL OF TONNAGE.
DOMINIONS AFFECTED
LONDON, April .J. In the House of Commons, Sir Leo Chiozza Money said the Ship Controller had requisitioned one thousand Vessels, of which eight hundred weie cargo-carriers, and was also combing out vessels in distant parts of the world, and employing them nearer home, in order to bring the maximum of imports. The Government would be compelled to even limit the shipping facilities fco the Dominions, which had loyally accepted the position, despite loss. The Government was endeavoring to map out the country's trade, providing the tonnage necessary for imports and exports. Forty-three million tons of cargo were brought in 1916.
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Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 83, 10 April 1917, Page 2
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106CONTROL OF TONNAGE. Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 83, 10 April 1917, Page 2
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