476
The proportion of British Officers in Foreign ships was, therefore, 9.33%, distributed among 6* nationalities. A decrease of 2.57% on 1900, with an increase of ships.
Of the crews of British vessels-
18.0% were British.
1.0% Other Europeans.
81.0%
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Asiatics.
Of the crews of Foreign vessels--
1.2% were British. 29.0% Other Europeans. 69.8%
+1
Asiatics.
This shows a slight increase of Asiatics with a corresponding falling off in a proportion of European.
TRADE.
7. The information under this heading is still less accurate than it might be if greater assistance was given by those from whom the particulars are obtained, and who alone are in a position to afford it. The following returns nust, therefore, be received with due allowance for this apparent indifference to accuracy.
The principal features to be remarked in the reported trade of the Port for the year 1901 are :—
(i.) A decrease in the Coal imports of 12.3 %.
(ii.) A decrease in the Cotton imports of 27.8%. (iii.). A decrease in the Rice imports of 8%.
(iv.) A decrease in the Timber imports of 18.7 %.
(v.) A decrease in the Hemp imports of 42.3%.
(vi.) An increase in the General imports of 9.8%.
(vii.) Also small increases in case and bulk Kerosine and in Liquid Fuel.
The net decrease in import cargo is 123,335 tons or 3.4%.
In exports there appears to be an increase of 150,823 tons or 7.7 %.
In transit cargo, a decrease of 9,163 tons or 10.4 %.
8. The total reported import trade of the Port for 1901 amounts to 24,687 vessels of 9,014,955 tons, carrying 6,347,285 tons of cargo, of which 4,212.700 tons were discharged at Hongkong. This does not include number, tonnage, or cargo of Local Trale junks.
COUNTRY.
CARGO.
SHIPS.
Tons.
Discharged.
In Transit.
CLASS I.
Canada,
21
Continent of Europe,
128
60,669 324,490
19,975 76,219
Great Britain,
152
457,028
201,020
256,578 443,491
Mauritius,
1
828
300
Natal,...
1
2,155
A
United States,.
127
316,462
219,220
71,087
CLASS II.
430
1,161,632
516,734
771,156
Australia and New Zealand,
46
81,767
29,976
33,492
India and Straits Settlements,
164
333,630
260,282
218,264
Japan,
412
906,576
831,933
328,782
Java and Indian Archipelago,
169
254,006
316,016
34,873
North and South Pacific,...
3,527
482
60
CLASS III.
798
1,599,506
1,438,689
615,471
North Borneo,
29
41,854
49,682
8,766
Coast of China,..
1,289
1,613,719
279,661
678,354
Cochin-China,
143
188,789
227,299
27,941
Formosa,
107
87,022
18,137
Philippine Islands,
223
285,038
96,122
5,200
Hainan and Gulf of Tonkin,
348
349,952
321,549
27,697
Siam,
203
227,820
349,955
CLASS IV.
2,342
2,794,194
1,342,405
747,958
River Steamers,—Canton, Macao and West River,
1,839
1,745,787
183,159
CLASS V.
Steam-launches trading to ports outside the Colony,
1,542
82,564
12,315
CLASS VI..
Junks in Foreign Trade,
17,736
Total,.
24,687
1,631,272
9,014,955
719,398
4,212,700
2,134,585