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Table XXII.
Number and Tonnage of Vessels in Foreign Trade entered and cleared since 1899, showing
increases and decreases.
YEAR. NO. OF VESSELS. TONNAGE. INCREASE. DECREASE. Vessels. Tonnage. Vessels. Tonnage. 1900 46,365 17,274,023 113,692 1901 46,201 17,825,309 9,607 164 1902 48,706 19,514,237 2,505 1,688,928 1903 46,255 21,716,870 2,202,633 2,451 1904 51,178 22,299,582 4,918 582,712 1905* 51,578 22,633,616 405 354,034 1906† 44,550 22,453,077 7,028 200,539 1907 47,660 23,032,891 3,110 579,814 1908 45,103 22,305,131 2,257 727,760 10,938 5,521,813 21,507 928,299 Net increase, 4,593,514 Net decrease, 10,569* Steamships not exceeding 60 tons in Foreign Trade included for first time.
† Decrease due to Typhoon of 18th September, 1906.
Table XXIII.
Revenue and Expenditure of the Harbour Department.
YEAR. TOTAL REVENUE OF DEPARTMENT, TOTAL EXPENDITURE OF DEPARTMENT. PERCENTAGE OF EXPENDITURE TO REVENUE. $ $ %% 1900, 246,039.12 96,401.59 39.18 1901, 251,597.39 128,061.74 50.82 1902, 266,765.99 137,575.65 51.57 1903, 285,288.42 158,936.52 55.71 1904, 301,128.95 146,951.90 48.80 1905, 302,817.76 147,396.72 48.67 1906, 274,008.78 160,899.99 58.43 1907, 348,300.10 160,389.48 46.05 1908, 357,768.52 163,579.54 45.72