1920-1930
11.
293
A comparison between the years 1927 and 1928 is given in the following table :—
1927 1928 Decrease Increase Class of Vessels No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage British Ocean-going 3,861 9,660,440 4,513 10,792,701 652 1,132,261 Foreign Ocean-going 6,767 16,039,724 7,370 16,101,694 603 61,970 British River Steamers 1,165 542,300 1,230 542,341 65 41 Foreign River Steamers 7,549 7,300,082 6,617 6,769,741 932 530,341 Steamships under 60 tons Foreign Trade 7,893 233,374 8,544 241,043 651 7,669 Junks, Foreign Trade 24,051 3,039,239 23,999 3,198,215 52 158,976 Total, Foreign Trade 51,289 36,834,014 52,278 37,640,694 987 806,680 Steam Launches, Local Trade 219,555 5,771,970 215,974 5,666,901 3,581 105,069 Junks, Local Trade *27,863 *1,521,177 †32,064 †1,576,170 4,201 54,993 Grand Total 298,707 44,127,161 300,316 44,883,765 4,568 654,265 6,177 1,410,869 Net 1,609 756,604* Including 15,358 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 993,280 tons.
† Including 15,966 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 1,033,674 tons.
** ...
HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS.
Number & Tonnage of Vessels in Foreign Trade entered & cleared.
Total Shipping Entered and Cleared.
Year Number Total Tonnage Percentage of British Tonnage British Tonnage Total Tonnage 1918 43,436 21,072,129 41.7 7,072,021 29,518,189 1919 41,985 43.0 9,095,805 35,615,169 1920 43,864 24,194,022 52.2 11,608,069 40,122,527 1921 52,222 27,852,616 44.3 12,766,492 43,420,970 1922 50,427 45.4 13,420,118 46,566,764 1923 49,900 35,947,584 47.0 16,920,491 53,402,239 1924 57,765 38,770,499 47.3 18,369,413 56,731,077 1925 41,336 32,179,053 47.6 15,321,935 49,520,523 1926 30,231 28,371,104 51.5 14,730,846 48,796,436 1927 51,289 36,834,014 45.7 16,960,522 44,127,161 1928 52,278 37,640,694 46.6 17,562,442 44,883,765Page 300
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