Table XXII.
Number and Tonnage of Vessels in Foreign Trade entered and cleared since 1899, showing increases and decreases.
YEAR. No. of VESSELS. INCREASE. DECREASE. TONNAGE, Vessels. Tonnage. Vessels. Tonnage. 1900 46,365 17,274,023 113,692 1901 46,201 164 17,825,309 551,286 9,607 1902 48,706 2,505 19,514,237 1,688,928 1903 46,255 2,451 21,716,870 2,202,633 1904 51,173 4,918 22,299,582 582,712 + ... 1905* 51,578 405 22,653,616 354,031 19061 44,550 7,028 22,453,077 1907 47,660 3,110 23,032,891. 579,814 200,539 ... 1908 45,403 22,305,131 1909 43,794 1,609 22,415,125 109,994 2,257 727,760 10,938 6,183,093 23,116 928,299 Net increase, Net decrease, 5,254,794 12,178* Steamships not exceeding 60 tons in Foreign Trade included for first time. ‡ Decrease due to Typhoon of 18th September, 1906,
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