425
Similarly, the Export Trade for 1899 was represented by 27,962 vessels of 8,563,127 tons carry- g 2,914,797 tons of cargo, and shipping 493,871 tons of Bunker Coal.
COUNTRY.
CARGO.
SHIPS.
Toxs.
Shipped.
Bunker Coal.
CLASS I.
Canada,.
21
Continent of Europe,
86
Great Britain,
Mauritius,
Sandwich Islands,
South America,
United States,
93
288-24
57,013
19,291
225,823
66,980
21,482
287,622
81,617
750
828
700
400
1,884
120
4,306
4,404
87
214,486
180,688
2,200
294
791,962
353,800
24,832
CLASS II.
Australia and New Zealand,
India and Straits Settlements, Japan,
Java and Indian Archipelago,
North and South Pacific,
Russia in Asia,...............
38
64,230
31,506
7,145
158
272,881
240,368
55.123
375
790,787
246,001
41,326
36
49,419
11,474
11.015
1
89
103
27
37,183
30,760
4,625
635
1,214,589
560,212
119,234
CLASS III
North Borneo,
18
23,078
4,499
4,150
Coast of China,
1,572
2,074,365
570,298
173,838
Cochin-China,
243
278.199
48,316
48,819
Formosa,
15
15,845
65,865
2,290
Philippine Islands,
142
150,731
123,096
30,023
Tainan and Gulf of Tonquin,.
336
272,101
111,581
41,895
M.......
80
95,182
33,110
22,088
ochow,
****
3
6,148
150
480
cath,
38
12,914
1,612
15
2,447
2,928,563
958,522
323,598
CLASS IV.
River Steamers,—Canton, Macao and West River,
2,085
1,781,264
131,562
26,207
CLASS V.
Junks in Foreign Trade.....................
TOTAL,...
22,501
1,846,749
910,901
27,962
8,563,127
2,914,797
493,871
Comparing this with 1898, we find that the Import Trade has decreased generally. The decrease being fairly evenly distributed among the several classes. There is, however, a slight increase in classes I and IV.
The Transit cargo has also decreased.
In Exports, although the tonnage cleared has increased by 137,623 tons, yet the number of vessels is less by 7,027, and the Export Cargo has diminished by 91,677 tons.
9. During the year 10,905 vessels of European construction, of 13,437,147 tons (Net Register) carried 7,637.075 tons of cargo, as follows :--
Import Cargo Export
Transit
iJ
Bunker Coal shipped
.3,181,605
.2,003,896
.1.957.703
493,871
7,637,075