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The movements of Fishing Junks are not included in the above figures.
2. Of ships of European construction, 4,042 Ocean Steamers, 7 Sailing Ships, 4,147 River Steamers, and 1,617 Steamships not exceeding 60 tons entered during the year, giving a daily average entry of 26.9 ships, as compared with 26.7 in 1910 and 25.6 in 1909.
3. The average tonnage of individual Ocean Vessels entering the port has once more increased—from 2,457.3 tons to 2,495.1 tons. That of British ships has increased (2,633.5 tons as against 2,594.5 tons) while that of Foreign ships has increased from 2,324.1 tons to 2,365.7 tons.
During the past 20 years, the average tonnage of Ocean Vessels has increased from 1,181.1 tons to 2,495.1 tons.
The average tonnage of River Steamers entered during the year has again decreased from 602.1 tons to 584.9 tons. That of British River Steamers has decreased from 617 tons to 599 tons, and that of Foreign River Steamers from 529 tons to 518 tons.
4. A comparison between the years 1910 and 1911 is given in the following table:
1910 1911 Increase Decrease Class of Vessels No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage British Ocean-going 4,262 8,111,946 4,180 7,917,640 82 194,306 Foreign Ocean-going 4,312 10,048,310 4,312 10,145,468 97,158 British River Steamers 6,483 4,000,073 6,871 4,116,736 388 116,663 Foreign River Steamers 1,334 706,616 1,423 736,057 89 29,441 Steamships under 60 tons (Foreign Trade) 3,153 136,765 3,263 130,092 110 6,673 Junks, Foreign Trade 21,170 2,100,887 25,334 2,572,588 4,164 471,701 Total Foreign Trade 40,714 25,104,597 45,383 27,618,581 4,751 2,513,984 Steam-launches plying in Waters of Colony, Junks, Local Trade 466,014 10,986,234 461,084 10,981,990 4,930 4,244 *40,436 2,387,871 *36,608 †2,134,054 3,828 253,817 Grand Total 547,164 36,534,361 543,570 36,179,152 8,345 973,014 Net 3,504 355,209* Including 21,056 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 1,540,984 tons.
† Including 19,013 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 818,292 tons.
** Decrease owing to a number of smaller sized launches being employed. Small decrease in tonnage owing to larger sized launches being employed.