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3. The average tonnage of individual Ocean Vessels entering the Port has decreased from 2,612.1 tons to 2,519.9 tons. That of British Ships has decreased from 2,636.3 tons to 2,625 tons, while that of Foreign Ships has decreased from 2,590.2 to 2,411.2 tons.
During the past 20 years, the average tonnage of Ocean-going Vessels has increased from 1,268 tons to 1,877.2 tons.
The average tonnage of River Steamers entering during the year has decreased from 582.1 tons to 486.9 tons.
That of British River Steamers has decreased from 600.4 tons to 519.3 tons, and that of Foreign River Steamers has decreased from 513.5 tons to 414.4 tons.
4. A comparison between the years 1914 and 1915 is given in the following table :-
1914 1915 Increase Decrease **Class of Vessels** **No.** **Reg. Tonnage** **No.** **Reg. Tonnage** **No.** **Reg. Tonnage** **No.** **Reg. Tonnage** British Ocean-going 4,265 8,321,692 3,988 7,358,586 277 963,106 Foreign Ocean-going 4,199 8,592,222 3,673 7,023,222 526 1,569,000 British River Steamers 6,643 3,990,712 6,676 4,022,853 33 32,141 Foreign River Steamers 1,777 913,270 1,892 928,147 115 14,877 Steamships under 60 tons (Foreign Trade) 6,856 251,983 6,822 228,510 34 23,473 Junks, Foreign Trade 27,474 3,209,745 27,097 2,953,705 377 256,010 Total, Foreign Trade 51,214 25,279,624 50,148 22,515,023 1,214 2,811,619 Steam-launches plying in Waters of Colony 158,171 10,279,456 446,938 10,022,806 8,764 256,650 Junks, Local Trade *28,051 1,197,871 +34,516 †1,347,090 6,465 149,219 **Grand Total** **517,439** **36,756,951** **531,602** **33,884,919** **15,377** **196,257** **1,214** **3,068,269** **Net** **14,163** **2,872,032***Including 10,230 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 503,932 tons.
† Including 11,082 "Tung Tau Wu" of 505,660 tons.