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In Steamships not exceeding 60 tons, employed in Foreign Trade, a decrease of 372 ships and 16,160 tons, or 57 per cent in numbers and 7.6 per cent in tonnage is shewn. The decrease is most noticeable in launches trading to Macao, and may be put down to one of the launches being replaced by a vessel of over 60 tons.
Junks in Foreign Trade shew a large decrease of 2,050 junks or 82 per cent, but an increase of 247,916 tons or 77 per cent. The decrease appears during the months of July, August, and September, in which months there was considerable unrest in the Canton delta.
In Local Trade, increases are shewn in both Steam Launches and Junks.
Steam Launches shew an increase of 112,050 ships and 2,609,970 tons, or 20 per cent in numbers and 206 per cent in tonnage which is explained by an increase in number of launches plying in the harbour and more trips having been made.
Junks shew an increase of 940 vessels and 93,280 tons or 26 per cent in numbers and 64 per cent in tonnage. This can only be ascribed to the better control of native craft, they having to report themselves at this office in order to obtain a permit to pass outward through the Examination Service.
The actual number of individual Ocean-going Vessels of European construction during 1916 was 717 of which 281 were British and 436 were Foreign. In 1915 the corresponding figures were 724, 310 British and 414 Foreign.
These 717 ships measured 1,605,248 tons. They entered 3,761 times and gave a collective tonnage of 6,855,164 tons. Thus 7 fewer ships entered 63 fewer times, and gave a collective tonnage reduced by 326,535 tons, an average of 5,183.2 tons per entry.
Thus:
Flag Steamers No. of Times entered Total Tonnage 1915 1916 1916 1915 1916 1915 1916 British 308 281 1,989 1,858 3,669,800 3,424,457 Japanese Steamers, 264Sailing Ships, 2 271
1 972
2 987
1 2,253,086 2,104,307 Norwegian 28 33 199 164 199,341 168,156 Chinese 38 45 236 305 271,183 306,793 Danish 4 4 6 4 18,634 13,440 Dutch 23 24 132 135 293,002 359,713 French 25 19 164 134 230,242 269,437 Portuguese 5 5 59 101 34,547 48,151 Russian 4 4 15 16 16,571 16,642 Siamese 1 1 810 Swedish 6 5 9 8 20,342 24,582 U.S.A. Steamers, 15 24 39 47 169,204 118,601 Total 724 717 3,824 3,761 7,181,699 6,855,164