. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 1 Mile. removal of obsolete restrictions has once more steadily increased. Much of it is transit trade between England and more distant countries and Germany, and English vessels are more largely engaged in it than Dutch ones.* In the Netherlands transport by water is carried to an extent altogether beyond the experience of other countries. The principal canals have a length of 1,507 miles, besides which there are 1,151 miles of river highway. Several of the canals are works of which the Dutch may be justly proud. The ship canal, * Imports (merchandise) :—1
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 1 Mile. removal of obsolete restrictions has once more steadily increased. Much of it is transit trade between England and more distant countries and Germany, and English vessels are more largely engaged in it than Dutch ones.* In the Netherlands transport by water is carried to an extent altogether beyond the experience of other countries. The principal canals have a length of 1,507 miles, besides which there are 1,151 miles of river highway. Several of the canals are works of which the Dutch may be justly proud. The ship canal, * Imports (merchandise) :—1870, £38,624,064; 1876, £.57,993,333. Exports :—1870, £30,164,700; 1876, £43,499,166. This is exclusive of transit. Of 2,689,617 tons entered in 1876 from abroad, 663,610 tons were Dutch. The marine consisted, in 1878, of 1,835 sea-going vessels of 410,727 tons. Railways, 1,120 miles; telegraphs, 2,150 miles.
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