422
3. A comparison between the years 1898 and 1899 is shewn in the following Table :---
Comparative Shipping Return for the Years 1898 and 1899.
1508.
1899.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonunge.
British, Foreign,
7,456 8,705,648 7,408 8,725,016 3,602 4,547,085 | 3,497| 4,712,131
Junks in Foreign
Traile,
58,936 3,626,754 45,067 || 3,696,184
19,368 165,046 105
48
69.430 13,869
Total,......69,994|16,879,487 |55,972 | 17,133,331
Junks in Local
Trade,
9,685
+
++
253,844|14,022
886,293 32,655 967,978 23,020 | 581,685
Grand Total,... 79,629 | 17,265,780|88,627 | 18,101,309 23.020 | 835,529|14,022 |
NETT,......
8,998 835,529
* Including 18,700 Conservancy and Dust Boats measuring 409,840 tons. Including 4.918 Conservancy and Dust Boats measuring 108,834 tons. Including 12,826 Conservancy and Dust Boats measuring 316,300 tons.
4. For vessels under the British Flag, this table shows a falling off of 48 ships. This may be attributed to the return to normal conditions of the shipping of the port. In 1898 there was a large extra number of tramp colliers entered from home. These were subsequently employed in the inflated rice trade to Japan, which continued up to the end of 1898. These steamers have now returned home. An additional cause for the diminution lies in the fact that the steaners of the Northern Pacific Line have turned over to the United States Flag. There is also a great decrease in the number of sailing vessels calling here which, alone, would account for more than the 48.
The British tonnage, on the other hand, shows an increase of 19,368 tons. accounted for by the gradual substitution of large for sinall vessels.
This may be
For vessels under Foreign Flags, there is also a numerical decrease with an increase of measure- ment. The decrease of 105 ships is explained by-(i) The total disappearance of West River Lorchas under German colours. (ii) A certain number of German coasting steamers, usually calling here, having been, during the greater part of the year, on tine charter in the Northern ports.
And (iii) Three Danish steamers, of small tonnage and of former frequent entry, have ceased to call here.
The increase of tonnage of 165,046 tons is accounted for by-(i) The starting of a new Japanese line of steamers, the Osaka Shosen Kaisha. calling here. (ii) The increased number of Japanese coast- ing steamers. (iii) An increase in Marty's Fleet French). (iv) The Northern Pacific Line, having shifted from British to United States colours, were running here during the first half of the year. (v) The greatly increased size of many steamers now employed on the European runs. The remarke as to British sailing vessels (above) also apply here.
5. The actual number of ships, of European construction, (exclusive of River steamers) entering the port during the year 1899 was 603, being 312 British and 291 Foreign.
In 1898,
These 603 vessels entered 3,316 times, and gave a total tonnage of 4,940,218 tons.
656 vessels entered 3,564 times, and gave an aggregate tounage of 4,871,213 tons.
Thus 3 fewer vessels entered 203 less times, and gave a total tonnage increased by 69,005 tons.
STEAMERS.
Ships.
No. of times Eutered.
Total Tonnage.
Flag.
1898. | 1899. | 1898. 1899.
1898.
1899.
British,
303
289 1,690
Austrian,
11
25
27
Belgian,
t
4
Chinese,
21
18
211
191
1,654 | 2,545,055 66,159 2,174 262,613
2,557,920
71,195
4,574
248,809
Danish,..
7
68
11
43,045
23,560
Dutch,
5
1
6
2
8,839
2,470
French,
20
20
157
221
175,227
218,669
German,
87
78 693
632
881,094
826,275
Hawaiian,
2
I
5
2
11,696
4,596
Italian,
6
13
15
18,995
26,710
Japanese,
60
68
240 330
502,618
671,817
Norwegian,
36
25
204 125
188,213
117,220
Portuguese,
2
31
1,672
Russian,
1
3
3,427
4,889
Spanish,
United States,
3
1
3
1,200
3,516
11
17
19
48
39,793
80,493
Total,.....
568
550 | 3,338 | 3,303 | 4,750,148 4,864,385