1.—Shipping.
A comparison between the years 1927 and 1928 of all Shipping entering and clearing Ports in the Colony is given in the following table:-
Class of Vessels 1927 1928 Increase Decrease No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage British Ocean-going 3,861 9,660,440 4,513 10,792,701 652 1,132,261 Foreign Ocean-going 6,767 16,039,724 7,370 16,101,694 603 61,970 British River Steamers 7,549 6,769,741 6,617 6,101,694 932 668,047 Foreign River Steamers 1,165 542,300 1,235 652,155 70 109,855 Steamships under 60 tons Foreign Trade 7,893 153,976 7,669 153,976 224 ... Junks, Foreign Trade 24,054 233,374 23,999 241,043 7,669 55 ... Total, Foreign Trade 51,289 36,834,014 52,278 37,640,694 987 549,196 1,355,876 Steam Launches, Local Trade 219,555 5,771,970 215,974 5,666,901 3,581 105,069 Junks, Local Trade *27,863 *1,521,177 32,064 †1,576,170 4,201 54,993 Grand Total 298,707 44,127,161 300,316 44,883,765 4,568 654,265 6,177 1,410,869 Net 1,609 756,604* Including 15,358 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 993,280 tons.
† Including 15,966 ... of 903,674 tons.
It will be seen from the above table that the total Shipping entering and clearing Ports in the Colony during the year 1928 amounted to 300,316 vessels of 44,883,765 tons, which compared with the figures of 1927 show an increase of 1,609 vessels and an increase of 756,604 tons.
Of the above 52,278 vessels of 37,640,694 tons were engaged in Foreign Trade as compared with 51,289 vessels of 36,834,014 tons, in 1927.
There was an increase in British ocean-going shipping of 652 ships of 1,132,261 tons.
Foreign ocean-going vessels show an increase of 603 ships and an increase of 61,970 tons.