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INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS

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The vessels entered and cleared at Norwegian ports in 1896 were as follows:—

With Cargoes In Ballast Total
No.Tonnage No.Tonnage No.Tonnage
Entered
Norwegian 4,1891,190,6732,653747,2816,8421,937,954
Foreign 2,394700,4433,965270,5496,359970,992
Total entered 6,5831,891,1166,6181,017,83013,2012,908,946
Cleared
Norwegian 6,1381,666,590677308,7776,8151,975,367
Foreign 5,608707,805729258,6696,337966,474
Total cleared 11,7462,374,3951,406567,44613,1522,941,841
Total entered and cleared 1896 18,3294,265,5118,0241,585,27626,3535,850,787
,, ,, ,, ,, 1895 16,6083,921,0897,1581,418,16123,7665,339,250
,, ,, ,, ,, 1894 16,4303,866,5017,5041,612,51123,9345,479,012

Vessels entered and cleared in 1896 at the following ports:—

NumberTonnage
Kristiania Entered2,403920,080
Cleared1,532610,912
Bergen Entered638323,486
Cleared677333,882
Trondhjem Entered360190,621
Cleared355181,568
Frederiksstad Entered1,767188,368
Cleared3,521258,471

Internal Communications.

The total length of State Railways in 1897 was 1,120 miles, and a length of 93 miles worked by five companies; total 1,213 miles.

Total receipts 1896-97, State railways, 9,542,058 kroner; companies, 2,154,590 kroner. Total expenses 1896-97, State railways, 7,159,992 kroner; companies, 1,167,676 kroner. Goods carried 1896-97, State railways, 1,451,773 tons (of 1,000 kilogs.); companies, 728,575. Passengers carried 1896-97 (including season-ticket holders). State railways, 6,796,515; companies, 777,371. The State railways have been constructed partly by subscription in the districts interested and partly at the expense of Government.

The following are the postal statistics:—

189518961897
Letters 35,852,50038,630,80041,496,300
Post-cards 3,268,3003,493,3003,916,000
Registered letters 658,000714,900790,300
Journals 37,539,70038,889,10043,165,900
Other printed matter 6,107,3005,285,7005,771,900
Samples and parcels 690,900773,500856,900
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