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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 3,273 ships and an increase of 1,826,653 tons. This increase in ships and tonnage is due to the vessels again running on the Canton and West rivers.
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 with an increase in tonnage of 146,044 tons.
Junks in foreign trade show an increase of 9,027 vessels, and an increase of 1,651,325 tons.
In local trade (i.e., between places within the waters of the Colony) there is a decrease in steam-launches of 280,269 and a decrease in tonnage of 8,178,174 tons. This is partially due to the extension of the harbour limits, which now include places for which statistics were formerly required.
Junks in Local trade show a decrease of 2,355 vessels and an increase of 45,989 tons.
Of vessels of European construction 5,316 ocean steamers, 4,353 river steamers and 3,936 steamships not exceeding 60 tons entered during the year, giving a daily average of 37.3 ships.
Thus:-
Flag No. of times entered Total Tonnage Steamers 1926 1927 1926 1927 1926 1927 British 339 346 1,686 5,702 4,597,357 8,466,960 Japanese 207 264 755 1,109 2,236,359 2,927,207 U.S.A. 69 79 236 245 1,510,383 1,495,775 Chinese 61 81 606 1,315 245,697 847,073 German 34 43 90 151 373,318 487,160 Danish 14 11 23 48 78,025 153,341 Dutch 40 41 232 251 785,696 849,766 French 31 32 108 246 445,567 629,144 Italian 9 6 27 26 127,870 141,566 Panamanian 1 1 9,953 Norwegian 47 61 111 472 152,641 657,005 Portuguese 5 5 33 73 23,856 15,526 Russian 1 1 241 Siamese Swedish 7 9 12 30 46,180 103,182 Spanish 3 19,236 Mexican 1 1,183 Belgian 3 3,181 Total 869 997 3,930 9,669 10,619,560 16,774,788* (River Steamers included.)