6
This is due to the Shing Cheong and Luen On being taken off the run early in the year and since sold.
In Steamships not exceeding 60 tons employed in Foreign Trade there is an increase of 81 ships and an increase of 22,290 tons or 13 per cent. in numbers and 112 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to a greater demand for towage of junks to Canton with coal and rice.
Junks in Foreign Trade show an increase of 1,020 vessels of 15,657 tons or 3.9 per cent. in numbers and 49 per cent. in tonnage. This increase may mostly be put down to a greater demand on the carriage of coal to Canton formerly carried by ocean steamers.
In Local Trade (i.e., trade between places within the waters of the Colony), there is a decrease in Steam Launches of 10,452 vessels with a decrease in tonnage of 209,040 tons or 19 per cent. in numbers and 16 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to the increase in Foreign Trade and to several launches being laid up as the owners found it too expensive to run them on account of the high cost of coal.
Junks show a decrease of 10,921 vessels and 583,990 tons or 44.5 per cent. in numbers and 68.2 per cent. in tonnage. This is chiefly due to reclamation of foreshores in the Colony being at a standstill on which to a great extent this trade depends, a number of stone junks being laid up.
The actual number of individual Ocean-going Vessels of European construction during 1917 was 750 of which 259 were British and 491 Foreign. In 1916 the corresponding figures were 717, 281 British and 436 Foreign.
These 750 ships measured 1,642,911 tons. They entered 4,023 times and gave a collective tonnage of 6,150,334. Thus 33 more ships entered 262 more times, and gave a collective tonnage reduced by 704,830 tons, an average of 2,690.2 tons per entry.
Thus:
Flag Steamers/Sailing Ships 1916 1917 No. of Times entered 1916 No. of Times entered 1917 Total Tonnage 1916 Total Tonnage 1917 British Steamers 281 259 1,858 1,501 3,424,457 2,582,521 Sailing Ships 2 2 3,205 Japanese Steamers 271 268 987 1,507 2,104,307 2,110,499 Sailing Ships 1 1 1 1 1,871 1,507 Norwegian Steamers 33 37 164 138 168,156 165,536 Chinese Steamers 45 54 305 328 306,793 335,475 Danish Steamers 4 6 4 6 13,440 16,360 Dutch Steamers 24 42 135 156 359,713 427,585 French Steamers 19 24 134 155 269,437 250,831 Portuguese Steamers 5 15 101 142 48,151 67,972 Russian Steamers 4 16 5 16,642 6,721 Siamese Steamers 1 1 1 2 810 4,072 Swedish Steamers 5 8 4 24,582 10,825 U.S.A. Steamers 24 36 47 74 118,601 164,792 Italian Steamers No Flag Steamers 1 3,420 1 445 Total 717 750 3,761 4,023 6,855,164 6,150,3346
This is due to the Shing Cheong and Luen On being taken off the run early in the year and since sold.
In Steamships not exceeding 60 tons employed in Foreign Trade there is an increase of 81 ships and an increase of 22,290 tons or 13 per cent. in numbers and 112 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to a greater demand for towage of junks to Canton with coal and rice.
Junks in Foreign Trade show an increase of 1,020 vessels of 15,657 tons or 3'9 per cent. in numbers and 49 per cent. in tonnage. This increase may mostly be put down to a greater demand on the carriage of coal to Canton formerly carried by ocean steamers.
In Local Trade (i.e., trade between places within the waters of the Colony), there is a decrease in Steam Launches of 10,452 vessels with a decrease in tonnage of 209,040 tons or 19 per cent. in num- bers and 16 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to the increase in Foreign Trade and to several launches being laid up as the owners found it too expensive to run them on account of the high cost of coal.
Junks show a decrease of 10,921 vessels and 583,990 tons or 445 per cent. in numbers and 682 per cent. in tonnage. This is chiefly due to reclamation of foreshores in the Colony being at a standstill on which to a great extent this trade depends, a number of stone junks being laid up.
The actual number of individual Ocean-going Vessels of European construction during 1917 was 750 of which 259 were British and 491 Foreign. In 1916 the corresponding figures were 717, 281 British and 436 Foreign.
These 750 ships measured 1,642,911 tons. They entered 4,023 times and gave a collective tonnage of 6,150,334. Thus 33 more ships entered 262 more times, and gave a collective tonnage reduced by 704, 830 tons, an average of 2,690-2 tons per entry.
Thus:
!
Steamers.
No. of Times entered.
Total Tonnage.
Flag.
1916. | 1917. 1916. 1917. 1916.
1917.
Steamers,
281
British
Sailing Ships,
2
Steamers,
271
268
257 1,858 1,501 3,424,457 2,582,521
2:
3,205
9871,507 2,104,307 2,110,499
Japanese
Sailing Ships,
1
J.
1 i 1
Norwegian,
33
37
164
138
75 168,156 165,536
75
Chinese,
45
54
305
328
306,793
335,475
Danish,
4
6
4
6
13,440
16,360
Dutch,
24
42
135
156
359,713
427,585
French,
19
24
134
155
269,437 250,831
Portuguese,
5
15
101
142
48,151
67,972
Russian,
4
16
5
16,642
6,721
Siamese,
1
1
2
810
4,072
Swedish,
5
8
4
24,582
10,825
U.S.A. Steamers,
24 36
47
74
118,601 164,792
Italain,. No Flag,
Total,
717
1
3,420
1
445
750 3,7614,023 6,855,164 6,150,334
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