445
This decrease is due to:
(i) The disappearance of all Russians and almost all Japanese ships from
the run since the war began.
(ii) A large number of small German and Norwegian vessels being
transferred to the Japanese Coast Trade.
(iii) A considerable decrease in numbers (but increase in tonnage) of
vessels under U.S.A. colours.
The decrease in numbers of Foreign River Steamers is due to the smaller number of individual vessels plying, while the increased tonnage is accounted for by the larger size of those left.
5. The actual number of ships of European construction (exclusive of River Steamers and Steam Launches) entering during 1904 was 885, being 509 British, and 376 Foreign.
These 885 ships entered 4,007 times, and gave a total tonnage of 6,543,710 tons. Thus, compared with 1903, 144 more ships entered 12 times less, and with a total tonnage decreased by 466,471 tons.
Flag.
STEAMERS.
Ships.
No. of Tines entered.
Total Tonnage.
British,
331
1903. 1904. | 1903. | 1904. 1903. 1904.
4981,9822,151 3,368,788 3,843,355
•
Austrian,
15
13
42 32
106,944| 102,349
Belgian,
1
1
2,047
Chinese,
14
15
172
180
222,164 241,085
Danish,
85
1
27
13
48,676 26,817
Dutch,
11
9
21
44
34,575 84,379
French,
42
36
262
238
246,837 234,977
German,
126
147
937
861 1,345,567 1,268,835
Italian,...
3
6
12
20 32,732 38,212
Japanese,.
69
30
467
51 1,017,263 114,951
Norwegian,
51
60
318
253 319,685
276,211
Portuguese,.
30 53
7,110
12,167
Russian,
19
5
30,781
14,578
Spanish,
:
2
6,017
Swedish,
*4
31
12
26,093
8,582
United States,.
24
24
61
64
200,706 232,857
No Flag,
1
1
Total,
1 1,260 2,500
709 859 4,383 3,981 7,009,181 6,509,919
SAILING VESSELS.
A
Ships.
No. of Times entered.
Total Tonnage.
Flag.
1903. | 1904. | 1903. | 1904.
1903.
1904.
British,
13
11
14
11
27,525 19,447
Dutch,
I
34
French,
4
German,
1
1.
1
1
7,194 2,045
3,414
17
Italian,.
2
994
:
...
Japanese,
120
Norwegian,
2
Sarawak,
NN
1,498
3,651
2,676
1,338
Swedish,
United States, No Flag,
1,271
4
11,177
2,867
1,498
919
Total,
32
25
36
26
55,004 32,791