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British River Steamers have decreased by 3,062 ships with a decrease in tonnage of 1,069,546 tons or 430 per cent in numbers and 16.3 per cent in tonnage. This decrease in ships and tonnage is due to the recent strike and present boycott in South China.
Foreign River Steamers show a decrease of 1,052 ships with a decrease in tonnage of 387,469 tous or 45'4 per cent in numbers and 461 per cent in tonnage. This decrease in ships and tonnage is due to the recent strike and present boycott in South China.
In Steamships not exceeding 60 tons employed in Foreign trade there is a decrease of 2,445 ships with a decrease in tonnage of 66,336 tons or 312 per cent in numbers and 287 per cent in tonnage. This decrease in launches and tonnage is due to the recent strike and the present boycott in South China.
A comparison between the years 1924 and 1925 is given in the following table:-
1924.
1925.
Decrease.
Class of Vessels.
No. Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
British Ocean-go-
ing,
5.297
Foreign Ocean-go-
ing.
7,674
British River
Steamers,
7.120
11,844,752 3,916
16,030,078 5,763
6,524,661 4,058
9.8 66,820
13,786,954 1.911
1,381
1,977,932
2,248,124
5,455,115 3,062
1.069,546
Foreign River
Steamers,
2,318
840,347 1,266
452,878 1,052
387,469
Steamships under
60 tons (Foreign
Trade).
7,831
Junks, Foreign
Trade,
27,525
231,833 5,386 !
3,298,828 20,947
165,497 2,445
2,451,759 6,578
66,336
847,039
Total, Foreign
Trade.
57.765
38,770,499 41,336
32,179,053 15,429
6,591,446
Steam Launches
plying in Water
of the Colony,.. 678,750 Junks. Local
16,622,806 |310,924
Trade,
*27,977
*1,337,772 +26,917
8,050,939 | 367,826*
+1,239,592 1,060
8,571,867
98,180
Grand Total,..............! 764,492
56,731,077 | 379,177
41,469,584 384,315 15,261,493
Net Decrease,
384,315 15,261,493
* Including 15,212 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 654,199 tons.
15,890
27
39
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of 693,660
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