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For Foreign Ocean vessels an increase of 442 ships of 1,272,710 tons is shown, which is almost wholly due to the Japanese vessels taking up their respective routes in place of the British vessels temporarily chartered, amounting to 594 ships of 1,275,640 tons in 1906, against 58 ships of 69,146 tons in 1905, an increase of 536 ships of 1,206,494 tons. Additionally, Corean steamers for the first time since 1901 entered the Port, and assisted in the increase by 30 ships of 61,596 tons. Vessels under Norwegian Flag show a decrease of 135 ships of 186,093 tons.
For Foreign River steamers an increase of 96 ships representing 8,320 tons is shown and can be ascribed to more trips being made by vessels under the French and Portuguese Flags, supplemented by vessels under the German and Japanese Flags which did not compete in this trade before.
The other increases and decreases are of small importance, excepting Junk and Steam- launch Trade within and outside the waters of the Colony. These vessels in many cases suffered disastrously in the typhoon already mentioned, and can be applied to the abnormal decrease shown, assisted by a gradual falling off in Junk Trade throughout the year.
5. The actual number of ships of European construction (exclusive of River steamers and Steam-launches) entering during the year was 870, being 417 British and 453 Foreign.
These 870 ships entered 4,012 times and gave a total tonnage of 7,151,328 tons. Thus, compared with 1905, 19 less ships entered 86 more times, and gave an aggregate tonnage increased by 404,728 tons.
Steamers.
No. of Times entered,
Total Tonnage.
Flag.
1905. 1906, 1905. 1906.
1905. 1906.
British,
490 413
1,983
1,846 3,806,7923,580,508
Austrian,
10
10
26
27
88,326 100,929
Belgian,
1.
1
1,794
Chinese,
14
21
165
203
214,720 251,400
Corean,
2
15
30,798
Danish,
7
9
18
18
24,206
40,734
Dutch,
10
18
35
64
77,205 130,864
French,
39. 41
207
218
288,911 324,668
German,
163
143
887
846 1,394,255j1,343,420
Italian,...
8
56
12
51,492 33,012
Japanese,
10
68
29
298 34,573 640,715
Norwegian,
85
80
346
279
381,479 289,857
Portuguese,.
69
74
11,800 13,181
Russian.
11
1
13
2,903) 31,129
Swedish,
2
19
27
20,210 24,800
United States,.
22
62
57
314,101 299,079
No Flag,
178
Total,..
867
8583,9043,998 (6.712,767|7,135,272
Flag.
British, German, Norwegian,
United States,... No Flag,
Total,
Sailing Vessels.
No. of Times entered.
Total Tonnage.
1905. 1906. 1905. 1906. 1905. 1906.
16
1
:
41
16
6
1
32,258 1 2,193
15,371 1,880
6
1,199 8,183
...
8.333 472
22
12
22
11
43,833
26,056