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These figures are affected by the stoppage due to vessels of the China Navigation Co. being laid up from 1st July 1927 to 7th September 1927.
British River Steamers show an increase of 3,278 ships and an increase of 1,826,653 tons.
Foreign River Steamers show an increase of 935 ships and an increase of 453,420 tons.
In steamships not exceeding 60 tons employed in Foreign Trade there is an increase of 5,064 ships entered and cleared giving an increase in tonnage of 146,044 tons.
Junks in Foreign Trade show an increase of 9,027 vessels entered and cleared giving an increase of 1,651,325 tons.
In the Local Trade a decrease is shown in the number and tonnage of steam launches due to the extension of the Harbour limits, which now include places for which statistics were formerly required.
A comparison between the years 1926 and 1927 is given in the following table :-
Class of Vessels 1926 1927 Increase Decrease No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage British Ocean-going, Foreign Ocean-going, British River Steamers,... 3,401 9,257,417 3,861 9,660,440 460 403,023 Foreign River Steamers, 4,276 5,473,429 7,549 7,300,082 3,273 1,826,653 230 107,735 1,165 561,155 935 453,420 Steamships under 60 tons Foreign Trade... 2,829 87,330 7,893 233,374 5,064 146,044 Junks, Foreign Trade, 15,027 1,387,914 24,054 3,039,239 9,027 1,651,325 Total, Foreign Trade, 30,231 28,371,104 51,289 36,834,014 21,058 8,462,910 Steam Launches, Local Trade......... 13,950,144 5,771,970 8,178,174 Junks, Local Trade, *30,218 *1,475,188 27,863 †1,521,177 45,989 2,355 2,355 Grand Total.. 560,273 43,796,436 298,707 44,127,161 21,058 8,508,899 282,624 8,178,174 Net, 330,725 261,566 Including 16,294 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 736,688 tons, 15,358 993,280 71 "3 19 22 ↑1