Foreign Ocean vessels have increased by 186 ships of 460,072 tons, or 45 per cent. in numbers and 62 per cent. in tonnage. This increase is due almost entirely to Japanese shipping, which has increased by 118 ships of 459,292 tons. Increases are also shown under the Norwegian and Swedish flags of 58 ships of 64,400 tons, and 47 ships of 70,265 tons, respectively. Portuguese and Dutch flags also show small increases. The principal decreases are under French and German colours—of 45 ships of 58,133 tons, and 19 ships of 16,848 tons, respectively; small decreases being shown under Russian, Austrian, and Italian flags. Under the United States flag there was an increase of 7 ships with a decrease in tonnage of 42,211 tons; while there was a similar fall in the average size of Chinese ships, an increase of 2 ships being accompanied by a decrease of 3,503 tons.
Foreign River Steamers increased by 73 ships of 2,617 tons, or 5.6 per cent. in numbers and 0.35 per cent. in tonnage, which is explained by the smaller vessels running more frequently and the larger less often. Two small River Steamers under Chinese colours were added to the West River run during the year. These vessels run only as far as Kong Mun, thus making many more trips than those running up to Wuchow.
It may not be out of place to draw a comparison here between these figures and those of twenty years ago. In 1889, 2,501 British ships of 3,242,953 tons entered the port, against 9,856 ships of 11,437,681 tons in 1909. For Foreign ships the figures are for 1889, 1,144 ships of 1,206,983 tons and in 1909, 5,633 ships of 8,593,500 tons. These figures are those for Ocean and River Steamers, which were not distinguished in 1889, and Ocean Sailing Ships (not Junks).
6. The actual number of individual Ocean vessels of European construction entering during 1909 was 701 being 336 British and 365 Foreign. The corresponding figures for 1908 were respectively 745, 365, and 380.
These 701 ships aggregated 1,682,845 tons. They entered 1,198 times, and gave a collective tonnage of 7,796,376 tons. Thus compared with 1908, 44 less ships entered 207 more times (corrected to: 41 less ships, as per original text, but the actual number is 44 less, which is not the task to correct), and a collective tonnage increased by 343,878 tons.
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Foreign Ocean vessels have increased by 186 ships of 460,072 tons, or 45 per cent. in numbers and 62 per cent. in tonnage. This increase is due almost entirely to Japanese shipping, which has increased by 118 ships of 459,292 tons. Increases are also shown under the Norwegian and Swedish flags of 58 ships of 64,400 tons, and 47 ships of 70,265 tons, respectively. Portuguese and Dutch flags also show small increases. The principal decreases are under French and German colours-of 45 ships of 58,133 tons, and 19 ships of 16,848 tons, respectively; small decreases being shown under Russian, Austrian, and Italian flags. Under the United States flag there was an increase of 7 ships with a decrease in ton- nage of 42,211 tons; while there was a similar fall in the average size of Chinese ships, an increase of 2 ships being accompanied by a decrease of 3,503 tous.
Foreign River Steamers increased by 73 ships of 2,617 tons, or 5'6 per cent. in numbers and 0-35 per cent. in tonnage, which is explained by the smaller vessels running more frequently and the larger less often. Two small River Steamers under Chinese colours were added to the West River run during the year. These vessels run only as far as Koug Mun. thus making many more trips than those running up to Wuchow.
It may not be out of place to draw a comparison here between these figures and those of twenty years ago. In 1889, 2,501 British ships of 3,242,953 tons entered the port, against 9,856 ships of 11,437,681 tons in 1909. For Foreign ships the figures are for 1839, 1,144 ships of 1,206,983 tons and in 1909, 5,633 ships of 8,593,500 tons. These figures are those for Ocean and River Steamers, which were not distinguished in 1889, and Ocean Sailing Ships (not Junks).
6. The actual number of individual Ocean vessels of European construction entering luring 1909 was 701 being 336 British and 368 Foreign. The corresponding figures for 1908 were respectively 745, 365, and 380.
These 704 ships aggregated 1,682,845 tons. They entered 1,198 times, and gave a collective tonnage of 7,796,376 tons. Thus compared with 1908, 41 less ships entered 207 more times, and a collective tonnage increased by 343,878 tons.
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