Table II.
Comparison between the years 1930 and 1931 of all shipping entering and clearing Ports in the Colony
CLASS OF VESSELS 1931 INCREASE 1930 DECREASE No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage British Ocean Going, 4,721 11,357,605 4,834 11,540,844 113 183,239 Foreign Ocean Going, 7,749 17,993,202 735 87,901 7,014 17,905,301 British River Steamers, 7,289 7,469,490 8,154 8,175,054 865 705,564 Foreign River Steamers, 2,289 884,909 2,927 1,509,999 638 625,090 Steamships under 60 tons, 6,326 204,179 7,211 232,265 885 28,086 Steamlaunches Local Trade, 24,533 ... 1,895 61,250 22,638 743,781 Junks, Local Trade, 19,948 2,967 32,823 1,472,492 12,875 598,561 Foreign Trade Junks Foreign Trade, 21,235 1,107,322 21,621 3,000,861 386 1,893,539 Total Foreign Trade, 49,609 40,511,650 51,801 41,933,748 2,192 1,422,098 Grand Total, 94,090 42,190,612 107,262 44,150,021 13,172 1,959,409 Net, 2,630 149,151 15,802 2,108,560D 11