164
Of Foreign River Steamers, 95,766 tons entered, and 95,909 tons cleared.
Of Steam Launches trading to Ports outside the Colony, 97,607 tons entered, and 97,607 tons cleared.
Of Junks in Foreign Trade, 1,613,895 tons entered, and 1,624,344 tons cleared.
Of Junks in Local Trade, 916,016 tons entered, and 903,313 tons cleared.
Thus-
British Ocean-going tonnage represented
River
27.94% 16.52%
""
22
11
Foreign Ocean-going
30.25%
*
**
River
0.89%
"
Steam Launches in Foreign Trade,
0.91%
99
Junks
15.04%
22
>>
>>
12
Local
8.45%
"
17
100.00%
2. Six thousand one hundred and ninety-two (6,192) Steamers, 47 Sailing Vessels, 1,820 Steam Launches, and 17,978 Junks in Foreign Trade, entered during the year, giving a daily average of 71.2, as against 67.6, in 1901.
For European constructed vessels, the daily average would be 17.1, as against
14.8 in 1901.
3. A comparison between the years 1901 and 1902 is given in the following Table. Steam Launches are not included.
Comparative Shipping Return for the Years 1901 and 1902.
1901.
1902.
Increase.
Decrease.
Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage.
British,.
6,715 | 9,213,639| 7,102| 9,571,787 387 358,148 Foreign,
4,092 5,345,502 5,359 6,704,211 1,267 1,358,709) Junks in Foreign (35,394 13,266,168 36,245| 3,238,239 851
Trade,
27,929
Total,...... 46,201|17,825,309 48,706 | 19,514,237 | 2,505 1,716,857|
Junks in Local
Trade,
27,929
+
41,235 1,334,947 50,743 1,819,329 9,508 484,382
Grand Total,...87,436 19,160,256 99,449 21,333,566 12,013 2,201,239|
27,929
NET,.
12,013 2,173,310|
Including 15,386 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 495,332 tons. Including 17,210 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 637,052 tons.
4. For vessels under the British Flag, this Table shows an increase of 387 ships of 358,148 tons. These figures are, however, misleading, for River Steamers are responsible for an increase of 397 ships of 157,539 tons. This leaves a net decrease of 10 Ocean-going ships, with an increase in tonnage of 200,609 tons.
The above increase in River Steamers is due to the fact that the one vessel which ran in 1901 and not in 1902 is more than counterbalanced by two which started to run at the end of 1901, and two which started to run at the beginning of 1902.
The fall of 10 Ocean-going vessels is a genuine decrease, which loses a por- tion of its significance when we consider the increased size of vessels as evidenced by the increase in tonnage.