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4. A comparison between the years 1919 and 1920 is given in the following table:-
1919 1920 Increase Decrease Class of Vessels No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage British Ocean-going Steamers 3,865 6,842,024 4,173 8,351,084 308 1,509,060 Foreign Ocean-going Steamers 5,274 7,625,823 5,418 9,223,552 144 1,597,729 British River Steamers } 5,502 3,253,781 5,138 3,256,985 364 3,204 Foreign River Steamers Steamships under 60 tons (Foreign Trade) 1,599 591,679 1,741 577,270 142 14,409 Junks, Foreign Trade 20,710 2,597,133 21,866 2,617,883 1,156 20,750 Total, Foreign Trade 41,985 21,072,129 43,364 24,194,022 1,750 3,136,302 371 14,409 Steam Launches plying in Waters of Colony *20,995 1,176,438 †21,065 1,291,657 70 115,210 Junks, Local Trade 586,188 13,366,602 619,068 14,636,848 32,880 1,270,246 Grand Total 649,168 35,615,169 683,497 40,122,527 34,700 4,521,767 371 14,409 Net Increase 34,329 4,507,358* Including 11,486 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 758,624 tons.
† Including 11,156 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 839,422 tons.
In Steamships not exceeding 60 tons employed in Foreign trade, there is a decrease of 7 ships with an increase in tonnage of 5,559 tons or 0.1 per cent. in numbers and 3.4 per cent. in tonnage. The increase is most prominent in vessels trading to Macao due to the S.L. Hau Hoi 1 and On Chai running regularly for the best part of the year.
Junks in Foreign trade show an increase of 1,156 vessels and an increase of 20,750 tons or 5.6 per cent. in numbers and 0.8 per cent. in tonnage.
This is due to more junks of smaller tonnage visiting this Port.
In Local trade (i.e. between places within the waters of the Colony) there is an increase in Steam-Launches of 32,880 or an increase of 1,270,246 tons or 5.6 per cent. in numbers and 9.5 per cent. in tonnage.