232
Of Foreign River Steamers, 217,619 tons entered, and 216,744 tons cleared.
Of Steam Launches trading to ports outside the Colony 93,239 tons entered, and 93,239 tons cleared.
Of Junks in Foreign Trade, 1,347,001 tons entered, and 1,351,458 tons cleared.
Of Junks in Local Trade, 1,067,799 tons entered, and 1,068,715 tons cleared.
Thus-
British Ocean-going tonnage represented
River
Foreign Ocean-going
River
95
55
>>
28.20%
18.60%
30.51%
1.81%
"
"
Steam Launches in Foreign Trade Junks
55
0.77%
11.22%
55
79
Local Trade
8.89%
""
100.00%
2. Seven thousand two hundred and fifteen (7,215) Steamers, 36 Sailing Vessels, 1,765 Steam Launches, and 15,803 Junks in Foreign Trade, entered during the year, giving a daily average of 68, as against 71.2 in 1902.
For European constructed vessels the daily average would be 19.9 as against 17.1 in 1902.
3. A comparison between the years 1902 and 1903 is given in the following Table; Steam Launches are not included.
Comparative Shipping Return for the Years 1902 and 1903.
1902.
1903.
Increase.
Decrease.
British,. Foreign, Junks in Foreign
Trade,
Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage. Ships. Tonnage.
7.102 9,571,787 | 8,449|11,250,296| 1,347 1.678,509
5.359
36.245
6,704.211 6,040 | 7,768,115 681 1,063.904 3,238,239 31,766 | 2,698,450
4.479 539,780
Total,
'48,706 | 19,514.2#7 46.255 | 21,716.870 | 2,028 2,742,113) 4,479 539,780
Junks in Local!
Trade,
+
150.743 1,819,829 58,215 2.136,514 7.472 317.385
L-L
Grand Total,... 99,449 | 21,333,566 104.470 23,553.584|| 9,500 |3,059,598 4,470 539,780
NET,....
5,021 2.519,818
* Including 17,210 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 637.052 tons. Including 25,582 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 932.078 tons.
4. For vessels under the British Flag, this Table shows as increase of 1,347 ships of 1,678,509 tons, an increase of 427 ships of 762,845 tons to Ocean-going, and an increase of 920 ships of 915,664 tons to River Trade.
The above increase in Ocean-going is principally due to the fact of some new lines having been established-the China Commercial Steamship Company, the British India Steamers now visiting the port, the addition of some new steaners to local firms, and lastly to an increase of Coal imported from Australia in Steamers new to the Port.
The increase in River Trade is almost wholly due to the new Steamers Kinshan and Wing Chai being in the River Trade during the greater part of 1903 and to an increased number of sailings by the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam Roat Company, Limited.
Under Foreign Flags, the table shows an increase of 681 ships of 1,063,904 tons of which 328 ships of 821.216 tons are Ocean-going, the remainder 353 ships measuring 242,688 tons are River Steamers.