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3. The average tonnage of individual Ocean vessels entering the Port has decreased from 2,519.9 tons to 2,238.9 tons. That of British Ships has decreased from 2,625 tons to 2,559.7 tons, while that of Foreign ships has also decreased from 2,441.2 tons to 2,032.2 tons.
During the past 20 years, the average tonnage of Ocean-going vessels has increased from 1,319 tons to 1,826 tons.
The average tonnage of individual River Steamers entering during the year has decreased from 486.9 tons to 453.0 tons.
That of British River Steamers has decreased from 519.3 tons to 511.2 tons, and that of Foreign River Steamers has decreased from 414.4 tons to 364 tons.
4. A comparison between the years 1915 and 1916 is given in the following table:-
1915 1916 Increase Decrease Class of Vessels No. Reg. Tonnage No. Reg. Tonnage No. Reg. Tonnage No. Reg. Tonnage British Ocean-going 8,988 7,358,586 3,721 6,868,743 267 489,834 Foreign Ocean-going 3,673 7,023,222 3,797 6,859,349 124 163,873 British River Steamers 6,676 4,022,853 7,017 4,127,051 341 104,198 Foreign River Steamers 2,288 1,030,197 2,396 1,111,050 108 80,853 Steamships under 60 tons (Foreign Trade) 6,822 228,510 6,450 212,850 372 15,660 Junks, Foreign Trade 27,097 2,953,705 25,047 3,201,621 2,050 247,916 Total, Foreign Trade 50,148 22,515,023 48,350 22,308,311 891 ... Steam-launches plying in Waters of Colony 2,689 446,938 2,689 669,867 222,929 Junks, Local Trade 34,516 1,317,090 35,046 1,440,370 940 123,280 Grand Total 531,602 23,881,919 642,700 36,381,457 113,881 3,166,411 2,680 669,867 Net 111,192 2,496,538*Including 10,082 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 503,932 tons.
†10,066 of 505,600