A comparison between the years 1910 and 1911 is given in the following Table :-
1910 1911 Increase Decrease Class of Vessel No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage British Ocean going 4,262 8,111,946 4,312 8,103,969 50 355 521,951 Foreign Ocean going 3,907 7,589,995 4,180 7,917,640 132 186,329 British River Steamers 6,483 4,000,073 6,871 4,116,736 388 116,663 Foreign River Steamers (Foreign Trade) 1,334 706,616 1,423 736,057 89 29,411 Junks, Foreign Trade 21,170 2,100,887 25,334 2,572,588 4,164 471,701 Steamships under 60 tons 3,153 136,765 3,263 130,092 110 6,673 Total, Foreign Trade 40,714 23,160,256 41,978 23,063,108 4,751 617,805 487 714,953 Steam-launches plying in waters of the Colony 466,014 10,986,234 461,984 10,981,990 1,030 4,224 Junks, Local Trade *40,436 *2,387,871 †36,608 +2,134,054 3,828 253,817 Grand Total 547,164 36,534,361 543,570 36,179,152 4,751 617,805 8,345 973,014 Net 3,591 355,209* Including 21,056 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 1,540,984 tons.
† Including 13,980 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 818,292 tons.
This Table shows a decrease in British ocean shipping of 355 ships of 521,951 tons, or of 8.3% in numbers, and of 6.4% in tonnage.
British river-steamers have increased from 6,483 ships of 4,000,073 tons to 6,871 ships of 4,116,736 tons or 2.3% in ships and 2.9% in tonnage. This is explained by the new steamer Wing On contributing 295 trips, also to the increased number of trips made by the Canton steamers, particularly at the time of the unrest in Canton.
Foreign ocean vessels have decreased by 132 ships or 3% in numbers and 2.3% in tonnage. This result is due to increases of 66, 47, 26, 20, 15 and 4 ships under United States, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, French and Japanese flags respectively, which are counterbalanced by decreases of 141, 121, 27, 18, 2 and 1 ships under German, Chinese, Swedish, Norwegian, Italian and Danish flags respectively. The increase shown under the United States flag is explained by the steamers Rubi and Zafiro being transferred from British colours, and the increase shown under the Dutch flag is...
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A comparison between the years 1910 and 1911 is given in the following Table :-
1910.
1911.
Increase.
1
. Decrease.
Class of Vessel.
No. Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage. No.
Ton-
nage.
No.
Ton-
nage.
British Ocean
going, Foreign Ocean
going, British River Steamers, Foreign River Steamers, Steamships un-
der 60 tons
4,262 8,111,946
3,907 7,589,995
| 355.521,951
4,312 8,103,969
4,180. 7,917,640
132 186,329
i
6,483 4,000,073
6,871 4,116,736 388116,663.
1,334 706,616
1,423 736,057 89: 29,411
(Foreign
3,153 136,765
3,263!
130,092 110-
+6,673
Trade),.
Junks, Foreign
21,170 2,100,887
Trade,
25,334 || 2,572,588 4,164 471,701
Total, Foreign I
Trade,
40,714 23,160,256
41,978 23,063,108 4.751 617,805 487 714,953
Steam-launches
plying in
466,014: 10,986,234 461,984 10,981,990
waters of the
!
1,030 $4,224
Colony,
|
Junks, Local
Trade,
||
*40,436 · *2,387,871 †36,608, +2,134,054
3,828 253,817
Grand Total, 547,164 | 36,534,361 | 543,570 36,179,152 4,751 617,805 8,345 973,014
Net,
3,591 355,209
* Including 21,056 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 1,540,984 tons.
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**
13,980
818,292 Decrease owing to a number of smaller sized launches being employed. Small decrease in tonnage owing to larger sized launches being employed. This Table shows a decrease in British ocean shipping of,355 ships of 521,951 tons, or of 83% in numbers, and of 6;4% in tonnage.
British river-steamers have increased from 6,483 ships of 4,000,073 tons to 6,871 ships of 4,116,736 tons or 2.3% in ships and 2.9% in tonnage. This is explained by the new steamer Wing Ôn con- tributing 295 trips, also to the increased number of trips made by the Canton steamers, particularly at the time of the unrest in Canton.
Foreign ocean vessels have decreased by 132 ships or 3% in numbers and 2:3% in tonnage. This result is due to increases of 66, 47, 26, 20, 15 and 4 ships under United States, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, French and Japanese flags respectively, which are counterbalanced by decreases of 141, 121, 27, 18, 2 and 1 ships. under German, Chinese, Swedish, Norwegian, Italian and Danish flags respectively. The increase shown under the United States flag is explained by the steamers Rubi and Zafiro being transferred from British colours, and the increase shown under the Dutch flag is
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