184
37.
Year.
Excess of arrivals over departures (Foreign Trade),
Junks, Local Trade,...
Launches,
:1
Arrivals.
3,203 ....2,349,583
2,352,786
Excess of arrivals over departures (Local Trade),
Difference-Excess of arrivals,
1,797
Departures.
1,793
2,321,003
2,322,796
29,990
..31,787
PROPORTION OF CARGO TO REGISTER TONNAGE FOR 5 YEARS, 1893-1897.
British.
Foreign.
OCEAN-GOING VESSELS.
Imports. Exports. Transit.
Coal.
Total.
Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. British. Foreign. British. Foreign. British. Foreign. British. Foreign. British. Foreign.
1893, 3,400 4,517,089 2,602 2,803,664
1894, Plague 3,293 4,503,069| 2,430|2,690,786
36.9 37.4 18.8 22.6 19.0 16.9 5.2 5.3 79.9 $2.8
1895,
3,639 5,273,547| 2,463|2,935,949
1896,
3,666 5,396,330 2,898 3,575,102
29.7
1897,
3,658 4,884,045 | 3,161 | 3,855,833
28.1
37.3 35.1 20,1 22.1 20.8 19.9
34.5 32.0 18.8 19.0
28.8 16.0 18.0
31.7 21.8 24.6
1.3
5.1 82.5 82.2
21.9
15.9
4.2
4.9 79.4 71.8
23.3 16.3 4.3
22.8 19.1
£ £
4.5 73.3 67.6
4.9
4.8
77.7! 80.2
Mean,... 8,587 4,914,816 2,7113,172,267 33.1
33.0 19.1 21.3
21.6
17.6 · 4.6
4.9
78.5 76.8
Year.
Ships.
Tonuage.
RIVER STEAMERS.
Imports.
Exports.
Coal.
Total.
1893,........
2,756
3,215,106
4.41
3.99
.63
9.03
1894, Plague...
2,729
3,275,327
$.68
2.86
.61
7.15
1895,........
2,987
3,316,090
4.04
3.37
.66
8.07
1896,...**
2,785
3,361,964
4.59
3.18
.63
8.40
1897.........
3,095
3,384,721
4.33
2.67
.70
7.70
Mean,...
2,870
3,310,642
4.21
3.21
.65
8.07
Year.
No.
Tonnage.
JUNKS IN FOREIGN TRADE.
Imports.
Exports.
Total.
1893,
47,197
3,488,007
10.9
24.2
35.1
1894, Plague,...
45,861
3,482,124
12.8
23.5
36.3
1895,
53,027
3,683,700
12.6
27.5
40.1
1896,
59,576
3,767,403
13.3
27.0
40.3
1897,
57,808
3,441,295
15.5
19.6
35.1
Mean,..
52,693
3,572,506
13.0
24.4
37.4