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British River Steamers have increased by 19 ships, or 0.3 per cent., and decreased by 87,923 tons, or 21 per cent. This is explained by a reduction in tonnage of the large and constantly running 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.
Foreign River Steamers are responsible for a decrease of 3 ships of 3,058 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 I 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 52 per cent., and a decrease of 441,148 tons, or 41 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 I mention 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.
6. 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, I divide the year into two parts—the first 7 months, before the war, and the last 5 months, since war was declared, and confine myself to the Ocean-going shipping, which alone was seriously affected by the war.
I annex here comparative Tables, showing the figures for the Ocean-going Shipping of the port for the two periods.
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British River Steamers have increased by 19 ships, or 0.3 per cent., and decreased by 87,923 tons, or 21 per cent. This is explained by a reduction in tonnage of the large and constantly running 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 102 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.
Foreign River Steamers are responsible for a decrease of 3 ships of 36,058 tons, or 0.16 per cent. in numbers and 38 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 I discovered about a year ago, many of the launches on the run to the Eastward failed to report their arrivals or de- partures, 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 52 per cent., and a decrease of 441,148 tons, or 41 per cent. While in Junks there is an increase of 1,781 vessels or 67 per cent. with a decrease of 2,855 tons, or 0.2 per cent. The causes of this are identical with those I mention 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.
6. 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, I divide the year into two parts-the first 7 months, before the war, and the last 5 months, since war was declared, and confine myself to the Ocean-going shipping, which alone was seriously affected by the war.
I annex here comparative Tables, showing the figures for the Ocean-going Shipping of the port for the two periods.
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