454
3. A comparison between the years 1899 and 1900 is shewn in the following Table: -
Comparative Shipping Return for the Years 1899 and 1900.
1899.
1900.
INCREASE.
DECREASE.
Ships. Tomuage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage.
British,. Foreign.
7,408 8,725,016| 7,511| 9,155,198 103 430,182 3,497 4,712,131 | 3,429| 4,866,969
154,838 68
Junks in Foreign 15,067
Trade,
*
3,696,184 35,425 | 3,224,856
9,642 471,328
103 585,020 9,710 471,328
Total, .....55.972 17,133,331 46,365 | 17,247,023
Junks in Local
Trade,
32,655
++
++
967,978 36,091 1,198,111| 3,436| 230,133
Grand Total,... 88.627 18,101,309 82,456 18,445,134 3,539 815,153| 9,710 471,328
NETT,..
343,825 | 6,171
* Including 4,918 Conservancy and Dust Boats measuring 108,834 tons.
† Including 12,826 Conservancy and Dust Boats measuring 316,300 tons. Including 13,724 Conservancy and Dust Boats measuring 460,196 tons.
4. For vessels under the British flag this table shews an increase of 103 ships measuring 430,182 tons, but when taking into account the decrease in River Trade under this flag, viz., 111 vessels of 58,317 tons, the actual increase to Ocean-going trade would be 214 ships of 488,499 tons. The fall- ing off in River Trade may be wholly ascribed to the Steamers Samshui, Wuchow, Hoi Tong and Kwai Lum being sold and off the run.
Of the increase mentioned above the chief factors are:-- (i) The turning over of many of the China Merchant Steamers to British Colours. (ii) The fact of a greater percentage of tramp steamers calling than heretofore (principally carrying coal). (iii) The increased size of many of the liners on And (iv) The fact of some of the coasters calling at the port more frequently than they
home routes. did last year.
For vessels under Foreign flags there is a numerical decrease of 68 shewn, but with an increased tonnage of 154,838 tons, the falling off in vessels is ascribed to the turning over of a portion of the China Merchants fleet to the British flag, also further augmented by a falling off in vessels under the United States. Japanese and Norwegian colours. The increase in tonnage is explained by the greatly increased size of many of the German Steamers also to the Scottish Oriental Steainship Company turn- ing over to German colours, which has considerably augmented the tonnage under this flag. Vessels under French colours have also helped to enhance the increase, which is explained by their making more trips than were made last year.
5. The actual number of ships of European construction (exclusive of River steamers) entering the port during the year 1900, was 709-being 363 British and 346 Foreign.
These 709 vessels entered 3,440 times and gave a total tonnage of 5,267,022 tons.
vessels entered 3,361 times and gave an aggregate tonnage of 4,940,218 tons.
In 1899, 603
Thus 106 more vessels entered 79 more times and gave a total tonnage increased by 326,804 tons.
STEAMERS.
Ships.
No. of Times Entered.
Total Tonnage.
Flag.
1899. 1900. 1899. 1900.
1899.
1900.
British,
289
332 | 1,654 1,759
Austrian,
18
27
Belgian,
3
Chinese,
18
16
191
2,557,920 71,195 4,574 248,809
2,792,973
102,727
5,963
128,479
Danish,
7
6
8
Dutch,
5
2
13
23,560 2,470
17,789
22,846
22
20
78
6625
French,. German,
Hawaiian,.
Italian, Japanese,
Norwegian,
Portuguese, Russian,
Spanish, Swedish,
United States, No Flag,
Total,..
550 6433,303 3,362 | 4,864,385
19
221
232
218,669
229,954
632
656
826,275
952,870
2
4,596
15
13
26,710
19,782
:
330
314
671,817
649,288
125
110 117,220
122,859
31
38
1,672
5,856
12
4,889
24,799
3,516
5,934
48
80,493
87,206
:
593
5,169,918