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TABLE VI.
Shipping Statistics.
Ships engaged in foreign trade cleared
and entered (excluding junks).
Total Shipping entered and cleared.
Year.
Number.
Total Tonnage.
Percentage of British Tonnage.
Total Tonnage.
1897
9,944
12,124,599
67
1898
11,058
13,252,733
66
1899
10,905
13,437,147
65
1900
10.940
14.022,167
65
Statistics not available
1901
10,807
14,599,141
53
1902
12,461
16,275,998
59
21.838.566
1903
14,489
19,018,411
59
23,853,384
1904
16.976
19,333,096
70
21.648.258
1905
18,103
19,778,176
67
34.185,091
1906
16,397
19,833,666
61
82,747.268
1907
18,096
20,381,421
51.5
36,028,310
1908
19,604
20,104,795
58.6
34.615,241
1909
18,714
20,171,755
56.7
34,830,845
1910
19,544
21,059,369
57.8
36,534,361
1911
19,644
20,490,520
57.1
36,179,152
1912
21.010
21,614,995
56.1
36.735,149
1913
21,867
22,939,134
55.4
37.742,982
1914
23,740
22,069,879
56.9
36,756,951
1915
23,051
19,561,318
58.1
33,884,919
1916
23,303
19,106,690
50.3
36,381,457
1917
21.959
17,829,841
52.9
33,827,325
1918
19,997
13.982,966
51.9
29,518, 189
1919
21.275
18,474,996
54.6
35,615.169
1920
21,498
21,576,139
53.8
40:122,527
1921
24.697
24,360,880
62.4
43,420,970
1922
24,272
26,635,467
50.3
46,560,764
1923
25,347
32,882,530
50.2
53,402,239
1924*
30,240
55,471,671
47.4
56,731,077
1925
20,389
29.727.264
48.5
41,469,584
1926
15,204
26,983,190
54.2
36,821,364
› 1927
(ist half
7,833
13,029,707
16,946,346
only)
*For comparison with the ports of London & New York during the year 1924 see Table VII below.
TABLE VII.
Shipping Statistics for 1924 of the ports of Hong Kong,
London and New York.
Foreign Going. (Excluding Junks).