A comparison between the years 1913 and 1914 is given in the following table:-
1913 1914 Increase Decrease Class of Vessels No. Reg. Tonnage No. Reg. Tonnage No. Reg. Tonnage No. Reg. Tonnage British Ocean-going 4,210 8,449,533 4,265 8,321,692 55 127,841 Foreign Ocean-going 4,679 9,272,635 4,199 8,592,222 480 680,413 British River Steamers 6,624 4,078,635 6,643 3,990,712 19 87,923 Foreign River Steamers 1,780 949,328 1,777 913,270 3 36,058 Steamships under 60 tons (Foreign Trade) 4,574 189,008 6,856 251,983 2,282 62,980 Junks, Foreign Trade 25,653 2,882,518 27,474 3,209,745 1,821 327,227 Total, Foreign Trade 47,520 25,821,652 51,214 25,279,624 4,177 390,207 483 932,235 Steam-launches plying in Waters of Colony 416,438 10,720,604 438,174 10,279,456 21,736 Junks, Local Trade *26,270 *1,200,726 †28,051 1,197,871 1,781 2,855 Grand Total 490,228 37,742,982 517,439 36,756,951 27,694 390,207 483 1,376,238* Including 9,922 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 624,000 tons.
† Including 10,230 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 503,932 tons.
This table shows an increase in British Ocean-going Shipping of 55 ships, or 1.3 per cent., and a decrease of 127,841 tons, or 1.5 per cent. This is due to the fact that so many large ships were taken off the run, being employed as transports etc. since the war began.
British River Steamers have increased by 19 ships, or 0.3 per cent., and decreased by 87,923 tons, or 2.1 per cent. This is explained by a reduction in tonnage of the large vessels on the Canton run, by reason of the amendments to the measurement Regulations.
Foreign Ocean-going vessels decreased by 480 ships of 680,413 tons, or 10.2 per cent. in numbers and 7.3 per cent. in tonnage. This may be ascribed almost entirely to the disappearance of the German and Austrian flags since the commencement of the war. But this decrease does not approach that which should result from that disappearance (540 ships of 1,069,142 tons is the net decrease under those two flags since the war broke out), the balance being adjusted by large increases under the Japanese and Norwegian flags.
A comparison between the years 1913 and 1914 is given in the following table:-
1913.
1914.
Increase.
Decrease.
Class of Vessels.
No.
Reg. Tonnage.
No.
Reg. Tonnage.
No.
Reg. Tonnage.
No.
Reg. Tonnage.
British Ocean-
going,
4,210 8,449,533 4,265 8,321,692
55
127.841
Foreign Ocean-
4,679 9,272,635 4,199 8,592,222
480 680,413
going.
British River
Steamers, Foreign River
6,624 4,078,635 6,643 3,990,712
1,780 949,328 1,777 913,270
19
87,923
3
36.058
Steamers,
Steamships
under60 tons
4,574
189,008 6,856
251.983 2,282 62,980
(Foreign
Trade),
Trade,
Junks.Foreign 25,653 2,882,518 27.474
|
3,209,745 1,821 327,227
|
Total, Foreign 47,520 25,821,652 51,214 25,279,624 4.177 390,207 483 932,235
Trade,
Steam-laun-
ches plying 416,438 10,720.604 438,174 10,279,456 21,736
in Waters of
Colony,....
Junks, Local ì
Trade,
S
*26,270 *1,200,726 †28,051 1,197,871 1,781
441,148
2.855
Grand Total,...490,228 37,742,982 517.439 | 36,756,951 27,694 390,207 | 483 |1.376,238
Nety..
27,211
986,031
* Including 9,922 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 624,000 tons.
t
10.230
11
99
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of 503,932
**
This table shows an increase in British Ocean-going Shipping of 55 ships, or 13 per cent., and a decrease of 127,841 tons, or 15 per cent. This is due to the fact that so many large ships were taken off the run, being employed as transports etc. since the war began.
British River Steamers have increased by 19 ships, or 0.3 per cent., and decreased by 87,923 tons, or 2·1 per cent. This is explain- ed by a reduction in tonnage of the large vessels on the Canton run, by reason of the amendments to the measurement Regulations.
Foreign Ocean-going vessels decreased by 480 ships of 680,413 tons, or 10-2 per cent. in numbers and 73 per cent. in tonnage. This may be ascribed almost entirely to the disappearance of the German and Austrian flags since the commencement of the war. But this decrease does not approach that which should result from that disappearance, (540 ships of 1,069,142 tons is the net decrease under those two flags since the war broke out), the balance being adjusted by large increases under the Japanese and Norwegian flags.
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