HKG-CAR1904-1919

HONG KONG, 1904,

Steamers-cont.

Ships. No. of times entered. Total tonnage. Flag. 1903. 1904. 1903. 1904. 1903. 1904. British *** *** *** *** 1,017,263 114,951 Dutch *** *** *** *** 60 318 French *** *** *** *** 253 319,685 276,211 German *** *** *** *** 4 30 53 Italian *** *** *** *** 7,110 12,167 Japanese 69 30 467 *** 19 5 30,781 14,578 Norwegian *** *** *** *** 2 *** 6,017 *** Portuguese *** 1 *** 9 *** *** *** *** Russian *** *** *** *** 31 12 26,093 8,582 Spanish *** *** *** *** 24 *** 61 *** Swedish *** *** *** *** *** *** 64 *** United States. *** *** *** *** *** *** 200,706 232,857 No flag... 1 1 2 1 *** 1,260 2,500 Total 709 *** *** *** 859 4,383 3,981 7,009,181 6,509,919

SAILING VESSELS.

Ships. No. of times entered. Total tonnage. Flag. 1903. 1904. 1903. 1904. 1903. 1904 British 13 11 14 11 *** 27,525 19,117 Dutch 1 1 84 4 2 4 1 *** French 1. 1 NEN 2 7,194 3,414 German 1 2,045 47 2 994 120 Italian N 2 1 2 1,498 3,651 Japanese 1 4 2 2,676 1,338 1,271 Norwegian *** 4 9 4 11,177 2,867 Portuguese 1 1 1 1,498 919 Total 32 25 36 26 55,004 32,791

During the year 1904, 14,922 vessels of European construction, of 19,227,312 tons (nett register), reported having carried 10,572,844 tons of cargo, as follows:-

Import cargo Tons. 4,150,639 Export cargo 2,605,861 Transit cargo 3,151,926 Bunker coal shipped 664,418 Total 10,572,844