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similar coin which was minted at Canton as well as to the amount of Hongkong coin minted largely in excess of the needs of the Colony by itself. In 1905 the Hongkong Government ceased to issue any subsidiary coin and in 1900 it began a policy of demonet- This policy ising all its subsidiary coin received as revende. was continuously followed till 1918 except during a brief period in 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.
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The average tonnage of individual ocean vessels entering the Port has increased from 1,8310 to 1,019'8 tons, that of British ships has decreased from 2,002:3 to 1,997-5 tous while that of foreign ships has increased from 1,0992 to 1,857-9 tons,
The average tonnage of individual river steamers entering ! during the year has decreased from 425-8 to 400-5 tons.
That of British river steamers bas increased from 516'1 to 570-5 tons, and that of foreign river steamers has decronsed froin 324-3 to 3167 tous.
A comparison between the years 1920 and 1921 is given in the following table :—
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II.--SHIPPING AND TRADE, INDUSTRIES, FISHERIES, AGRICULTURE, AND LAND.
(a.) SHIPPING.
The total of the shipping entering and clearing at ports in the Colony during the year 1921 amounted to 072,680 vessels of 43,420,970 tons, which, compared with the figures for 1920, shows a decrease of 10,816 vessels, with an increase of 3,298,443 tons.
Of the above, 52,922 vessels of 27,852,616 tons were engaged in foreign trade, as compared with 43,364 vessels of 24,194,022 tons in 1920 and were distributed as follows:-
1920.
1821
Increase
Class of Vessels.
Der reate.
Touage. No. Tonnage. ! No. Tonnage. No,
Tədhiago.
British
Ocean
어
4,173
1,951,08% 4,430 9.247,198
457
BAR,114
Forei
Oceni-
zolg.
Britlah River
5,418 9,223,552 5.BRU 10,317,413
HP.
Foreign
River
Xteamers..
6,138 3,258,885 5,743 3619,284
1.741!
409
B05
1,593,861
262,30€
677,270 1,010 590,00
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1921. 1920. Numbers. Numbers.
British Ocean-
going Ships,
9.6%
80%
1920.
Tonnage.
34.5%
1921.
Tonnage.
Seeships under
60 coun(Foreign
Trado), p 5,018 167,248
8,697 195,727
28.479
33.3%
Junks, Foreign
Tende,
21,800 2,817,883 27,525 3,491,796 5,850
$73,853
Foreign Ocean-
going Ships,
125
11:1
38:1
38:8
Total, Foreign
Trade,
43,364
24,194,022
52.222 27,152,618 8,853 3,056,534
British River
Steamers,
119
110
13:5
12:0
Beam Launches
plying in WL-
Foreign River
ters of the
Steamers, ...
40
3:5
24
21
Colony,.......... 619,000 14.636.242 497,386
Steam Laan-
Juoks. Loes!
Trade,
14,174,320
*21,065 †7,201,667 23,072 £1,384,034 2,007
21,500
452,528
102,317
ches (under
60 tons),
11.6
12:8
0.7
0.7
Grand Total.
Trading Junks,
50:4
52.7
10-8
12:5
683,407 40.122.527 €72,65 43,420.970 10,005 3,760,971 21,882.
*2,528
1000
100-00
100.0
1000
Mei Increas0,----
3,208,443 10,817
N.B. The movements of fishing junks are not included in this Table.
Of vessels of European construction, 5,220 ocean steamers, 3,775 river steamers, and 3,336 steamships not exceeding 60 tons, entered during the year, giving a daily average of 33-8 ships, as compared with 29'4 ships in 1920 and 29-1 ships in 1919.
*Including 11,156 Mercy and Dont Hanis af 839,422 tous.
11,022
895,763..
In steamships not exceeding 00 tons employed in foreign trade, there is an increase of 1,059 ships with an increase in tonnage of 28,479 tons or 330 per cent in numbers and 170 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to 19 newly licenced launches plying in 1921.
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