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3. The average tonnage of individual Ocean Vessels entering the Port has increased from 2,577.5 tons to 2,612.1 tons. That of British Ships has decreased from 2,742 tons to 2,636.3 tons, while that of Foreign Ships has increased from 2,453.7 to 2,590.2 tons.
During the past 20 years, the average tonnage of Ocean-going Vessels has increased from 1,327.7 tons to 2,603 tons.
The average tonnage of River Steamers entering during the year has decreased from 598.6 tons to 582.1 tons. That of British River Steamers has decreased from 616.2 tons to 600.4 tons, and that of Foreign River Steamers has decreased from 533.2 tons to 513.5 tons.
4. A comparison between the years 1913 and 1914 is given in the following table:-
1913 1914 Increase Decrease Class of Vessels No. Reg. Tonnage No. Reg. Tonnage No. Reg. Tonnage No. Reg. Tonnage British Ocean-going, Foreign Ocean-going 4,210 8,449,533 4,265 8,321,602 55 127,841 British River Steamers 6,624 9,272,635 6,643 8,592,222 19 430 680,413 Foreign River Steamers 1,780 949,328 1,777 913,270 3 36,058 Steamships under 60 tons (Foreign Trade) 4,571 189,003 6,856 251,953 2,285 62,950 Junks, Foreign Trade 25,653 2,882,518 27,474 3,209,745 1,821 327,227 Total, Foreign Trade 47,520 25,821,652 51,214 25,279,624 4,177 542,028 Steam-launches plying in Waters of Colony 416 438,174 483 390,207 67 21 47,967 Junks, Local Trade *26,270 *1,200,726 †28,051 †1,197,871 1,781 2,855 Grand Total 400,228 37,742,982 417,439 36,756,951 17,439 27,694 986,031 Net 390,207 488 1,376,238* Including 9,922 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 624,090 tons.
† Including 10,230 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 503,932 tons.
5. This table shows an increase in British Ocean-going Shipping of 55 ships, or 1.3 per cent., and a decrease of 127,841 tons, or 1.5 per cent.
This is due to the fact that so many large ships were taken off the run, being employed as transports etc. since the war began.