AnnualReport-1916 — Page 83

XX. Vessels registered.

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XXI.-Vessels struck off the Register.

XXII.-Comparison in Number and Tonnage of Vessels in Foreign

Trade entered and cleared since 1906.

XXIII.-Revenue and Expenditure of the Harbour Department.

XXIV.-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 1916 amounted to 642,794 vessels of 36,381,457 tons, which, compared with the figures for 1915, shows an increase of 111,192 vessels, with an increase of 2,496,538 tons.

Of the above, 48,350 vessels of 22,308,311 tons were engaged in Foreign Trade, as compared with 50,148 vessels of 22,515,023 tons in 1915, and were distributed as follows:-

1915. Numbers.

1916.

1915. Numbers. Tonnage.

1916. Tonnage.

British Ocean-

going Ships, 7·9%

7.7%

32.7%

30.8 %

Foreign Ocean-

going Ships,

7.3

7.8

31.1

30.7

British River

Steamers,

13:3

146

17.8

18.5

Foreign River

Steamers,

3.8

4.7

4.1

4.7

Steam-launches

(under 60

tons),

13.7

13:3

1-1

1:0

Trading Junks, 540

51.9

13.2

14:3

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, 3,760 Ocean Steamers, 1 Sailing Ship, 4,669 River Steamers, and 3,206 Steam Launches entered during the year, giving a daily average entry of 319 ships, as compared with 316 in 1915, and 32 4 in 1914.