States (24·1 per cent. in numbers and 22·2 per cent. in tonnage), Danish (20 per cent. in numbers and 11·1 per cent. in tonnage), French shipping remains constant in numbers but decreases by 25·1 per cent. in tonnage, Swedish, while increasing by 20 per cent. in numbers, declines by 38·9 per cent. in tonnage, and Italian shipping disappears altogether.
The average tonnage of Foreign ships entering has decreased to 1,977.
In the Junk Trade, it will be noticed that there is shown the enormous increase of 3,552 vessels of 355,349 tons, or 54·2 per cent. in numbers and 46·1 per cent. in tonnage. It is obvious that no such phenomenal alteration can have taken place in the trade since the outbreak of war, but the explanation is simple. Since war commenced, no vessel can enter or leave the harbour without reporting herself, by reason of the Examination service, so that, of the Junks trading with Victoria Harbour, which means about 90 per cent. of those trading with the Colony, we are now able to account for all, which was very obviously not the case before.
The actual numbers of individual Ocean-going vessels of European construction entering during 1914 was 825, of which 385 were British and 440 were Foreign. In 1913 the corresponding figures were 791, 361 British and 430 Foreign.
These 825 ships measured 2,155,018 tons. They entered 4,226 times, and gave a collective tonnage of 8,468,609 tons. Thus, 34 more ships entered 221 less times, and gave a collective tonnage reduced by 405,197 tons, an average of 1,833·4 tons per entry.
Flag Steamers No. of Times entered Total Tonnage 1913 1914 1913 1914 1913 1914 British Sailing,States (24'1 per cent. in numbers and 222 per cent. in tonnage), Danish (20 per cent. in numbers and 111 per cent. in tonnage), French shipping remains constant in numbers but decreases by 251 per cent. in tonnage, Swedish, while increasing by 20 per cent. in numbers, declines by 389 per cent. in tonnage, and Italian shipping disappears altogether.
The average tonnage of Foreign ships entering has decreased to 1,977.
In the Junk Trade, it will be noticed that there is shown the enormous increase of 3,552 vessels of 355,349 tons, or 542 per cent. in numbers and 461 per cent. in tonnage. It is obvious that no such phenomenal alteration can have taken place in the trade since the outbreak of war, but the explanation is simple. Since war commenced, no vessel can enter or leave the harbour without report- ing herself, by reason of the Examination service, so that, of the Junks trading with Victoria Harbour, which means about 90 per cent. of those trading with the Colony, we are now able to account for all, which was very obviously not the case before.
The actual numbers of individual Ocean-going vessels of European construction entering during 1914 was 825, of which 385 were British and 440 were Foreign. In 1913 the corresponding figures were 791, 361 British and 430 Foreign.
These 825 ships measured 2,155,018 tons. They entered 4,226 times, and gave a collective tonnage of 8,468,609 tons. Thus, 34 more ships entered 221 less times, and gave a collective tonnage reduced by 405,197 tons, an average of 1,833-4 tons per entry.
Thus
Steamers.
No. of Times entered.
Total Tonnage.
Flag.
1913. 1914.
1914. 1913.
1913. 1914.
1913.
1914.
British Sailing,
Steamers,..
359
383
2
2
2
Japanese,
164
188
740
2,099 2,130 4,209,950 4,168,538 3 5,419 7,249 826 1,907,307 2,114,494
German,
106
96 597
350
1,107,453 691,852
Norwegian,
29
29 189
205
182,633 218,721
Austrian,..
12
11
51
30
168,063
98,693
Chinese,
26
23
233
224
272,166
271,727
Danish,
6
8
13
16
34,433
46,906
Dutch,.
15
19
128
124
242,928
252,700
French,
22
22 155
154
284,628
248,280
Italian,
2
7
18,312
Portuguese,.
5
7
114
Russian,
21
15
34
Swedish,
7
8 12
U.S.A. {
Steamers,..
15
13
22
Sailing,...
1
2220-
71 52,009 32,968
20 86,021 54,721 12 31.497
1
Total,
791
73 60 270,987
825 4,447 4,226 8,873,806 8,468,609
24,093 236,624
1,043
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