Foreign River Steamers are responsible for a decrease of 3 ships of 36,058 tons, or 0.16 per cent. in numbers and 3.8 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to a slight falling off in the River passenger traffic since August.
Steam Launches in Foreign Trade show the enormous increase of 2,282 ships of 62,980 tons, or 50.2 per cent. in numbers and 33.3 per cent. in tonnage. This may be ascribed to the fact, that, in former years, as was discovered about a year ago, many of the launches on the run to the Eastward failed to report their arrivals or departures, but, owing to better supervision, this has now ceased.
Junks in Foreign Trade show an increase of 1,821 vessels of 327,227 tons or 7.1 per cent. in numbers and 11.3 per cent. in tonnage. The figures given do not show nearly all the movements of the Trading Junks, as will appear later.
In Local Trade (i.e., trade between places within the waters of the Colony) there appears an increase under Steam Launches of 32,736 vessels, or 5.2 per cent., and a decrease of 441,148 tons, or 4.1 per cent. While in Junks there is an increase of 1,781 vessels or 6.7 per cent. with a decrease of 2,855 tons, or 0.2 per cent. The causes of this are identical with those mentioned in the case of Foreign Trade Junks, and the effect is well shown by the fact that, since the outbreak of the war, the reported arrivals and departures of Local Trade Junks have increased by well over 100 per cent. compared with the corresponding period of 1913.
The above figures do not, however, show the real state of affairs, inasmuch that many conditions have materially altered since the outbreak of war, early in August. In the remarks which follow, the year is divided into two parts—the first 7 months, before the war, and the last 5 months, since war was declared—and confined to the Ocean-going shipping, which alone was seriously affected by the war.
Annexed here are comparative Tables, showing the figures for the Ocean-going Shipping of the port for the two periods.
COMPARATIVE SHIPPING RETURN FOR 1ST 7 MONTHS 1913-1914.
1913 1914 Increase Decrease No. Reg. Tonnage No. Reg. Tonnage No. Reg. Tonnage No. Reg. Tonnage British Ocean-going, Foreign Ocean-going 2,424 4,832,063 2,630 5,240,172 206 408,109 2,693 5,227,146 2,812 5,851,604 119 624,458 Total, 5,117 10,059,209 5,442 11,091,776 325 1,032,567 Junks Foreign Trade, 19,096 2,089,919 17,365 2,061,827 1,731 28,122Foreign River Steamers are responsible for a decrease of 3 ships of 36,058 tous, or 016 per cent. in numbers and 38 per cent. În tonnage. This is due to a slight falling off in the River passenger traffic since August.
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Steam Launches in Foreign Trade show the enormous increase of 2,282 ships of 62,980) tons, or 50°2 per cent. in numbers and 33-3 per cent. in tonnage. This may be ascribed to the fact, that, in former years, as was discovered about a year ago, many of the launches on the run to the Eastward failed to report their arrivals or depar- tures, but, owing to better supervision, this has now ceased.
Junks in Foreign Trade show an increase of 1,821 vessels of 327,227 tons or 71 per cent. in numbers and 113 per cent. in tonnage. The figures given do not show nearly all the movements of the Trading Junks, as will appear later.
In Local Trade (i.e., trade between places within the waters of the Colony) there appears an increase under Steam Launches of 32,736 vessels, or 52 per cent,, and a decrease of 441,148 tons, or 4.1 per cent. While in Junks there is an increase of 1,781 vessels or 6-7 per cent. with a decrease of 2,855 tons, or (2 per cent. The causes of this are identical with those mentioned in the case of Foreign Trade Junks, and the effect is well shown by the fact that, since the outbreak of the war, the reported arrivals and departures of Local Trade Junks have increased by well over 100 per cent. compared with the corresponding period of 1913.
The above figures do not, however, show the real state of affairs, inasmuch that many conditions have materially altered since the outbreak of war, early in August. In the remarks which follow, the year is divided into two parts--the first 7 months, before the war, and the last 5 months, since war was declared,—and confined to the Ocean-going shipping, which alone was seriously affected by the war.
Annexed here are comparative Tables, showing the figures for the Ocean-going Shipping of the port for the two periods.
COMPARATIVE SHIPPING RETURN FOR IST 7 MONTHS 1913-1914.
1913.
1914,
Increase.
Decrease.
No.
Reg. Tonnage.
No.
Reg. Tonnage.
No.
Reg. Tonnage.
No.
Reg. Tonnage.
British Ocean- {
going, ForeignOcean-
2,424 4,832,063 | 2.630 5,240.172 | 206
408,109
going,
2,693 | 5,227,146 | 2,812| 5,851,604 | 119
624,458
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Total,...... 5,117 10,059,209
5,117 |10,059,209 | 5,442 11,091,776 325 1,032,567
Junks Foreign 19,096 2,089,919 17,365 2,061,827
Trade,
1,731 28,122
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