1904-1919
HONG KONG, 1906.
9
Of steamships under 60 tons plying within the waters of the Colony, 4,125,768 tons entered, and 4,125,768 tons cleared. These figures are incomplete, as the "Star" Ferry Company's craft are not included, the Company stating that no record is kept of the number of trips made, or passengers carried, by their vessels.
Of junks in local trade, 1,019,507 tons entered, and 1,023,148 tons cleared.
Of the total tonnage that entered and cleared: --- British ocean-going vessels represented
Per cent.
59
21.9
Foreign ocean-going vessels represented British river steamers represented...
21.6
14.7
Foreign river steamers represented
2.3
Steamships under 60 tons, foreign trade represented
0.1
Junks in foreign trade represented
8.0
Steamships under 60 tons, local trade represented 25.2 Junks in local trade represented
6.2
100.0
The following tables show the nationality of the steamers and sailing vessels that visited the port:-
STEAMERS.
Flag No. of times entered. Total tonnage. Steamers. 1905. 1906. 1905. 1906. British 490 413 1,983 1,846 3,806,792 3,580,508 Austrian 10 10 26 27 88,326 100,929 Belgian 1 1 *** 1,794 Chinese 14 21 165 203 214,720 251,400 Corean 2 15 *** 30,798 Danish 7 9 18 18 24,206 *** 40,734 Dutch 10 18 35 64 77,205 130,864 French 39 41 207 218 288,911 324,668 German 163 143 887 846 1,394,255 1,343,420 Italian 8 2 56 12 51,492 33,012 Japanese 10 68 29 298 34,573 640,715 Russian Swedish 85 80 346 279 381,479 289,857 Norwegian 5 7 69 74 11,800 13,181 Portuguese 1 11 1 13 *** 2,903 United States 2 4 19 27 20,210 24,800 No flag... *** 22 28 62 57 314,101 299,079 Total 1 1 1 178 *** 867 858 3,904 3,998 6,712,767 7,135,272