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ANNEXES.
A.-Report on the Mercantile Marine Office.
B.-Report on the Marine Surveyor's Office.
C.-Report on the Gunpowder Depôt.
D.-Government Coaling Depôt Yaumati.
Slipway.
Yaumati Junk office.
1.-Shipping.
1. The total of the Shipping entering and clearing at Ports in the Colony during the year 1921 amounted to 672,680 vessels of 43,420,970 tons, which, compared with the figures of 1920 shows a decrease of 10,816 vessels with an increase of 3,298,443 tons.
Of the above 52,222 vessels of 27,852,616 tons were engaged in Foreign Trade as compared with 43,364 vessels of 24,194,022 tons in 1920.
2. Of vessels of European construction 5,226 Ocean Steamers 3,775 River Steamers and 3,336 Steamships not exceeding 60 tons, entered during the year, giving a daily average of 33.8 ships as compared with 29.4 ships in 1920 and 29.1 ships in 1919.
3. The average tonnage of Individual Ocean Vessels entering the Port has increased from 1,831.0 to 1,919.8 tons, that of British Ships has decreased from 2,002.3 to 1,997.5 tons while that of Foreign Ships has increased from 1,699.2 to 1,857.9 tons.
The average tonnage of Individual River Steamers entering during the year has increased from 425.8 to 460.5 tons.
That of British River Steamers has increased from 516.1 to 570.5 tons, and that of Foreign River Steamers has decreased from 324.3 to 316.7 tons.