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1911. Coin to the face value of $23,235,459 has thus been redeemed. The total issue by the Hongkong Government was of the face value of about $44,000,000.
II. SHIPPING AND TRADE, INDUSTRIES, FISHERIES, AGRICULTURE, AND LAND.
(a.)-SHIPPING.
The total of the Shipping satering and clearing at Ports in the Colony during the year 1920 amounted to 683,497 vessels of 40,122,527 tons, which, compared with the figures for 1919, shows an increase of 34,329 vessels, with an increase of 4,507,358 tons.
Of the above, 43,364 vessels of 24,104,022 tons were engaged in Foreign Trade, as compared with 41,085 vessels of 21,072,129 tons in 1919 and were distributed as follows:-
1910. 1920.
Numbers. Numbers.
British Ocean-
going Ships,
9.2% 9.6%
1919.
Tonnage.
32·4%
1920.
Tonnage.
34:5
T
Foreign Ocean-
going Ships, 12.6
12.5
36-2
38-1
British River
Steamers,... 13'2
11'9
15:4
13:5
Foreign River
Steamers,
3-8
4+0
2:0
2:4
Steam Launches
(under 60
tons), Trading Junks, 49'3
11.9
11:6
0.8
0.7
50-4
12:3
10'8
1000
100'0
100:0
100'0
3:
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The average tonnage of individual Ocean Vessels entering the Port has increased from 1,583 1 tons to 1,8310 tons, that of British ships has increased from 1,7226 tons to 2,002-3 tons while that of Foreign ships has also increased from 1,449-2 tons to 1,6092
tons.
The average tonnage of individual River Steamers entering during the year has decreased from 448-8 tons to 425-8 tous.
That of British River Steamers has decreased from 529'8 tons to 516'1 tons, and that of Foreign River Steamers has decreased from 336-6 tons to 324-3 tons.
4. A comparison between the years 1919 and 1920 is given in the following table :-
1910.
Class of Vessels.
No.
Briti Ocean- goiuje, a Foreign Ocean- going, t British River Steamers,.... Foreign RiverĮ Steamera... | Stercorbipe un- dør 60 tons (Foreign
Tmile),
1920.
Increase.
Decrease.
Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.
3.865 6,842,024| 4,173 8,351,084 3108 1,809,060
6.2747,026,823 5,418 9,223,632 144 1,397,729
5,502 3,233,781 5,128 3,256,985
1,699
3,204 984
591,67 1,741! 377,270 1421
14,409
5,036
201,089 | 5,096. 167,218
Junks, Foreign 120,710 2,697,C21.866 2,617,888 1,056.
J Trade......
5,559
20,760
:
Tot. Foreign 41,088 21,072,129 43,864 24,194,022 1,750 3,136,502 971
Tuula I
Steam-launches
plying in
Waters of
Colony,.....
Junke
684,113,366,602,814,636,848 32,880 1,270,248
Loonli '#25,353 |° 1,176,438 †21,00† 1,291,867 70 116,249
Trade,.......
Grand Total, ... sagưig|35,513, 169 | 881,197 | 40,122,327 94,700 4,521,767 321
14,409
14,409
Nett Increase..------$4,$29
4,607,558
N.B-The movements of Fishing Junks are not included in thia Table.
of vessels of European construction, 4,807 Ocean Steamers, 3,441 River Steamers, and 2,498 Steamships not exceeding 60 tons entered during the year, giving a daily average of 29-4 ships, as compared with 291 in 1919 and 27.3 in 1918.
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* Including 11,486 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 753,024 tons.
889.422 that we) This table-shows an increase in British Ocean-going shipping
of 303 ships or 79 per cent, and an increase of 1,609,060 tons or 22.0 per cent.
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