Table II.
Comparison between the Years 1935 and 1986 of all shipping entering and clearing Ports in the Colony
CLASS OF VESSELS INCREASE DECREASE 1935 1936 No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage British Ocean Going, 476 567,247 5,092 12,510,998 4,616 11,943,751 Foreign Ocean Going, 1,157 772,460 6,802 18,195,573 6,364 18,025,915 British River Steamers, 1,157 772,460 7,606 7,504,180 6,449 6,731,720 Foreign River Steamers, 508 268,521 2,006 779,925 2,514 1,048,446 Steamships under 60 tons, 614 16,893 6,101 158,638 5,487 142,245 Junks, Foreign Trade, 2,750 166,577 17,946 2,338,163 15,196 2,171,586 Total Foreign Trade, 5,435 1,692,335 45,553 41,487,477 40,626 40,063,663 Junks, Local Trade, 4,298 226,390 27,501 1,226,618 23,203 1,000,228 Steamlaunches, Local Trade 1,859 92,759 21,601 759,884 19,742 667,125 Grand Total, 11,084 1,742,963 11,592 2,011,484 94,655 43,473,979 83,571 41,731,016 Net, 438 169,658D 12