Table III.
NUMBER, TONNAGE, AND CREWS, OF FOREIGN-GOING VESSELS ENTERED
AT PORTS IN THE COLONY OF HONG KONG FROM EACH COUNTRY IN THE YEAR 1937.
COUNTRIES WHENCE ARRIVED BRITISH FOREIGN GRAND TOTAL Vessels Tons Crews Vessels Tons Crews Vessels Tons Crews Australia & Pacific Islands including New Zealand 36 121,915 4,159 35 120,687 2,656 71 242,602 6,815 British North Borneo 45 115,737 3,615 20 56,054 875 65 171,791 4,490 Canada 47 407,261 15,449 5 19,310 377 52 426,571 15,826 India including Mauritius 102 361,923 13,777 62 199,002 4,832 164 560,925 18,609 South Africa 3 9,492 239 22 68,460 3,237 25 77,952 3,476 Straits Settlements & F.M.S. 42 79,091 4,533 42 84,994 3,435 84 164,085 7,968 United Kingdom 132 714,493 16,955 20 111,050 2,569 152 825,543 19,520 China 1,121 1,948,261 107,859 958 1,855,641 84,829 2,079 3,803,902 192,688 (River Steamers) 1,896 1,736,485 135,306 616 311,546 34,828 2,512 2,048,031 170,134 (Steamships under 60 tons) 1,813 46,780 23,454 1,813 46,780 23,454 (Junks) 1 5,957 768,833 1 5,957 768,833 Denmark 1 118 34 16 80,023 612 17 80,141 646 Europe, Not specially mentioned 11 61,418 875 19 58,695 735 30 120,113 1,610 France 37 253,195 6,638 37 253,195 6,638 Formosa 7 5,503 323 99 127,261 6,007 106 132,764 6,330 Germany 11 52,028 762 100 518,268 8,670 111 570,296 9,432 Holland 40 181,063 2,558 28 147,576 2,864 68 328,639 5,422 Italy 36 226,853 6,473 36 226,853 6,473 French Indo-China 224 326,888 17,646 156 162,764 10,386 380 489,652 28,032 Japan 188 825,922 24,090 441 1,625,436 34,051 629 2,451,358 58,141 Macao 1 84 38 10 5,941 387 11 6,025 425 (River Steamers) 1,089 1,324,049 84,629 255 57,209 7,762 1,344 1,381,258 92,391 (Steamships under 60 tons) 221 6,106 2,268 221 6,106 2,268 (Junks) 232 32,632 3,128 232 32,632 3,128 Netherland East Indies 10 23,712 512 111 397,895 12,117 121 421,607 12,629 Philippine Islands 35 290,832 11,753 99 568,768 11,280 134 859,600 23,033 Russia in Asia 1 62 1 62 Siam 42 62,151 3,872 99 107,712 6,869 42 62,151 3,872 99 107,712 6,869 141 169,863 10,741 South America 1 5,144 37 19 103,067 1,790 20 108,211 1,827 United States of America 63 281,874 4,737 170 1,044,461 20,976 233 1,326,335 25,713 Sweden 8 30,280 278 8 30,280 278 TOTAL 5,147 8,935,444 453,758 11,707 9,196,499 360,978 16,854 18,131,943 814,736D 12