XXI. Comparison in Number and tonnage of Vessels in Foreign Trade entered and cleared since 1905.
XXII. Revenue and Expenditure of the Harbour Department.
XXIII. Diagram of Tonnage of Vessels entered.
ANNEXES.
A. Report on the Mercantile Marine Office.
B. Report on the Marine Surveyor's Office.
C. Report on the Gunpowder Depôt.
1. Shipping.
1. The total of the Shipping entering and clearing at Ports in the Colony during the year 1914 amounted to 51,743 vessels* of 36,756,951 tons, which, compared with the figures for 1913, shows an increase of 27,211 vessels, with a decrease of 986,031 net register tons.
Of the above, 51,214 vessels of 25,279,624 tons were engaged in Foreign Trade, as compared with 47,520 vessels of 25,821,652 tons in 1913, and were distributed as follows:
1913 1914 Numbers Tonnage Numbers Tonnage 8.8% 32.7% 8.3% 33.0% British Ocean-going ships 9.9 36.0 8.2 33.9 Foreign Ocean-going ships 14.0 15.8 13.0 15.9 British River Steamers 3.8 3.6 3.5 3.6 Foreign River Steamers 9.5 0.7 13.4 1.0 Steam-launches (under 60 tons) 53.6 11.2 54.0 12.6 Trading Junks 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0N.B. The movements of Fishing Junks are not included in the above figures.
2. Of vessels of European construction, 4,222 Ocean Steamers, 4 Sailing Ships, 4,213 River Steamers, and 3,403 Steam Launches entered during the year, giving a daily average entry of 32.4 ships, as compared with 29.9 in 1913, and 28.7 in 1912.
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XXI. Comparison in Number and tonnage of Vessels in Foreign
Trade entered and cleared since 1905.
XXII.-Revenue and Expenditure of the Harbour Department. XXIII.-Diagram of Tonnage of Vessels entered.
ANNEXES.
A.-Report on the Mercantile Marine Office. B.-Report on the Marine Surveyor's Office. C.-Report on the Gunpowder Depôt.
1.-Shipping.
1. The total of the Shipping entering and clearing at Ports in the Colony during the year 1914 amounted to 517,439 vessels of 36,756,951 tons, which, compared with the figures for 1913, shows an increase of 27,211 vessels, with a decrease of 986,031 net register
tons.
Of the above, 51,214 vessels of 25,279,624 tons were engaged in Foreign Trade, as compared with 47,520 vessels of 25,821,652 tons in 1913, and were distributed as follows:-
1913. Numbers.
1914.
1913. Numbers. Tonnage.
1914. Tonnage.
British Ocean-
going ships, 8.8%
8.3%
32.7%
33.0 %
Foreign Ocean-
going ships,
9.9
8.2
360
33.9
British River
Steamers,
14.0
13.0
15.8
15.9
Foreign River
Steamers,
3.8
3.5
3.6
3.6
Steam-launches
(under 60
tons),
9.5-
13:4
0.7
10
Trading Junks, 540
53.6
11.2
12.6
100'0
100'0
100.0
100.0
N.B.-The movements of Fishing Junks are not included in the above figures.
2. Of vessels of European construction, 4,222 Ocean Steamers, 4 Sailing Ships, 4,213 River Steamers, and 3,403 Steam Launches entered during the year, giving a daily average entry of 32'4 ships, as compared with 299 in 1913, and 28-7 in 1912.
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