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5. This table shows a decrease in British Ocean-going Shipping of 717 ships, or 23.8 per cent., and a decrease of 700,685 tons or 13.8 per cent. This is due to a larger number of coasting steamers and regular lines to India and other countries being chartered by the Government and employed in other waters.
British River Steamers have decreased by 35.2 ships and 127,514 tons or 5.2 per cent in numbers and 32 per cent in tonnage. This is due to the Shun Lee and Wa Sun trading between Ports outside the Colony for the most part of the year.
Foreign Ocean-going Vessels have increased by 343 ships of 262,141 tons or 8.3 per cent. in numbers and 36 per cent. in tonnage. This is explained by a small increase in Chinese, French, Portuguese, and American ships of smaller tonnage and a large increase in Dutch ships of a larger tonnage.
Foreign River Steamers show a decrease of 669 ships of 196,501 tons or 41.3 per cent. in numbers and 23.3 per cent. in tonnage. 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 2,290 tons or 13 per cent. in numbers and 11.2 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 4.9 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 1.9 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 expense of coal.
Junks show a decrease of 10,921 vessels and 58,390 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.
6. 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.
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5. This table shows a decrease in British Ocean-going Ship- ping of 717 ships, or 238 per cent., and a decrease of 700,685 tons or 138 per cent. This is due to a larger number of coasting steamers and regular lines to India and other countries being chartered by the Government and employed in other waters.
British River Steamers have decreased by 35'2 ships and 127,514 tons or 5'2 per cent in numbers and 32 per cent in tonnage. This is due to the Shun Lee and Wa Sun trading between Ports outside the Colony for the most part of the year.
Foreign Ocean-going Vessels have increased by 343 ships of 262,141 tons or 83 per cent. in numbers and 36 per cent. in tonnage. This is explained by a small increase in Chinese, French, Portuguese, and American ships of smaller tonnage and a large increase in Dutch ships of a larger tonnage.
Foreign River Steamers show a decrease of 669 ships of 196,501 tous or 413 per cent. in numbers and 233 per cent. in tonnage. 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 39 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 1'9 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 expense 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.
6. 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.
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