223
The American flag contributes to the increase 30,778 tons, chiefly owing to the chartered transports which called here after the fall of Manila, and to the adoption by the Northern Pacific Co. of American nationality.
Danish colours give an increase of 15,641 tons, due to the ships of the East Asiatic Co. which called here first in May and continued during the year.
The Chinese flag showed an increase of 12,159 tons.
The Swedish flag deserted us during the year, taking about 24,000 tons, and other nationalities call for no special remarks.
5. The actual number of ships of European construction-exclusive of River steamers-which entered the Port in 1898 was 556, being 239 British and 317 Foreign, these entered in the aggregate 3,564 times giving a total tonnage of 4,871,213 tons; in 1897 the ships numbered 592 and the entries 3,427; in 1896 the ships were 579 and the entries 3,285; the total tonnage in 1896 was 4,487,767 and in 1897 it was 4,369,563. The feature in 1898 is that fewer ships made more frequent returns and gave a large increase in tonnage.
STEAMERS.
Ships.
No. of times entered.
Total Tonnage.
Flag.
1897. 1898. | 1897. | 1898.
1897.
1898.
British, Belgian,
281
208 1,605 1,690 2,390,078
2,545,055
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I
1
2,174
American, Austrian,
4
11
21
19
.37,886
39,793
10
9
27
25
66,594
66,159
Chinese,
14
21
198
211
255,619
262,613
Danish,
5
7
72
68
35,112
43,045
Dutch,
5
4
6
8,288
8,839
French,
19
20
144
157
169,547
175,227
German,
80
87
669
695
805,694
881,094
Hawaiian,.
2
3
5
7,100
11,696
Italian,
3
2
13
13
18,913
18,995
Japanese,
51
60
152
240
299,658
502,618
Norwegian,
28
86 142
204
144,175
188,213
Russian,
4
1
Spanish,
3
Swedish,
12
642
5
I
14,585
3,427
3
2,166
1,200
11,868
Total,..
506 4683,071 3,338 | 4,262,283
4,750,148
SAILING VESSELS.
Ships.
No. of times entered.
Total Tonnage,
Flag.
1897, 1898. | 1897. | 1898.
1897.
1899.
British,.
39
36
240 115
48,996
American,
30
32
93
50
38,981
52,287 44,233
Danish,.
1
1
1
586
382
French,.
1
1
1
1,235
1,114
German,
10
13
51
12,961
16,918
Hawaiian.
2
1
1,156
2,159
Italian,
1
1
1
794
794
Norwegian,
3
2,398
Russian,
1
471
Siamese,
Spanish, Swedish,
1
∞ 21
3
1
1,621
309.
600 350
Total,.
86
88
356 226
107,280
121,065