D 4
Foreign ocean-going vessels show a decrease of 60 ships and an increase of 858,613 tons.
British river steamers show a decrease of 185 ships and a decrease of 340,386 tons.
Foreign river steamers show an increase of 668 ships and an increase of 323,848 tons.
In steamships not exceeding 60 tons employed in foreign trade there is a decrease of 1,108 ships with a decrease in tonnage of 6,888 tons.
Junks in foreign trade show a decrease of 2,287 vessels, and a decrease of 401,139 tons.
In local trade (i.e. between places within the waters of the Colony) there is a decrease in steam-launches of 190,342 vessels and a decrease in tonnage of 4,755,085 tons.
This is caused by the exclusion of Ferries plying between Hong Kong, Yaumati, Mongkok and Shum Sui Po.
Junks in Local trade show a decrease of 13,160 vessels and a decrease of 880,985 tons. Conservancy and Dustboats were included in 1929 figures but have been omitted in 1930.
The Nationalities of the Crews in British and in Foreign Ships entered were as follows:
VESSELS. BRITISH OTHER EURO-PEANS AND AMERICANS. ASIATICS. British, 1929. 1930.
6,100 6,012 1929. 1930.
46,399 53,597 1929. 1930.
423,334 418,295 Foreign, 1929. 1930.
4,706 5,016 1929. 1930.
577 1,314 1929. 1930.
245,662 259,499 Total, 1929. 1930.
10,806 11,028 1929. 1930.
46,976 54,911 1929. 1930.
668,966 677,794