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5. This table shows an increase in British Ocean-going Shipping of 1,421 ships or 581 per cent., and an increase of 3,214,448 tons or 886 per cent. This is due to a partial recovery of Shipping after war conditions owing to release of many ships for commercial purposes.
British River Steamers have decreased by 305 ships and 190,664 tons or 52 per cent. in numbers and 55 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to two ships formerly British having been transferred to the Chinese flag, to one ship having been taken off the run for three months and another having been laid up.
Foreign Ocean-going Vessels have increased by 1,040 ships with an increase of 1,507,930 tons or 245 per cent. in numbers and 246 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to partial return to pre-war conditions.
Foreign River Steamers show an increase of 89 ships and a decrease of 20,638 tons or 52 per cent. in numbers and 33 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to the transfer of two ships formerly British to the Chinese flag and to two large ships having been taken off the run.
In Steamships not exceeding 60 tons employed in Foreign Trade there is a decrease of 967 ships and a decrease of 19,049 tons or 161 per cent. in numbers and 105 per cent. in tonnage. This decrease is due to a number of Steam-launches being laid up part of the year owing chiefly to the expense of coal and to two vessels formerly run as Steam-launches having been re-measured and run as vessels over 60 tons.
Junks in Foreign Trade show a decrease of 2,729 vessels of 275,333 tons or 116 per cent. in numbers and 126 per cent. in tonnage. This decrease is but apparent. It is due to the abolition of war time regulations, under which the movements of all junks were reported. Now many of them fail to report arrival or departure.
In Local Trade (i.e., between places within the waters of the Colony) there is an increase in Steam-launches of 87,086 vessels with an increase in tonnage of 2,631,944 or 175 per cent. in numbers and 245 per cent. in tonnage. This increase is due to more shipping frequenting the Port, the employment of Launches towing having considerably increased.
Junks in Local Trade show a decrease of 16,008 vessels and 651,761 tons or 432 per cent. in numbers and 356 per cent. in tonnage. This decrease is due to abolition of war time restrictions, under which the movements of all Junks irrespective of size were reported, whereas many of them now fail to report their movements.
6. The actual number of individual Ocean-going Vessels of European construction during the year 1919 was 957 of which 301 were British and 656 Foreign. In 1918 the corresponding figures were 675 of which 162 were British and 513 Foreign.
These 957 ships measured 2,230,105 tons. They entered 4,575 times and gave a collective tonnage of 7,242,689. Thus 282 more ships entered 1,232 more times and gave a collective tonnage greater by 2,364,580 tons, an average of 1,919.3 tons per entry.
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5. This table shows an increase in British Ocean-going Ship- ping of 1,421 ships or 581 per cent., and an increase of 3,214,448 tons or 886 per cent. This is due to a partial recovery of Ship- ping after war conditions owing to release of many ships for commercial purposes.
British River Steamers have decreased by 305 ships and 190,664 tons or 52 per cent. in numbers and 5'5 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to two ships formerly British having been transferred to the Chinese flag, to one ship having been taken off the run for three months and another having been laid up.
Foreign Ocean-going Vessels have increased by 1,040 ships with an increase of 1,507,930 tons or 245 per cent. in numbers and 246 per cent. in tonnage. This is due to partial return to pre-war conditions.
Foreign River Steamers show an increase of 89 ships and a decrease of 20,638 tons or 52 per cent. in numbers and 33 per cent, in tonnage. This is due to the transfer of two ships formerly British to the Chinese flag and to two large ships having been taken off the run.
In Steamships not exceeding 60 tons employed in Foreign Trade there is a decrease of 967 ships and a decrease of 19,049 tons or 161 per cent. in numbers and 105 per cent. in tonnage. This decrease is due to a number of Steam-launches being laid up part of the year owing chiefly to the expense of coal and to two vessels formerly run as Steam-launches having been re-measured and run as vessels over 60 tons.
Junks in Foreign Trade show a decrease of 2,729 vessels of 275,333 tons or 116 per cent, in numbers and 126 per cent. in tonnage. This decrease is but apparent. It is due to the abolition. of war time regulations, under which the movements of all junks were reported. Now many of them fail to report arrival or departure.
In Local Trade (ie., between places within the waters of the Colony) there is an increase in Steam-launches of 87,086 vessels with an increase in tonnage of 2,631,944 or 175 per cent. in numbers and 245 per cent. in tounage. This increase is due to more shipping frequenting the Port, the employment of Launches towing having considerably increased.
Junks in Local Trade show a decrease of 16,008 vessels and 651,761 tons or 432 per cent. in numbers and 356 per cent. in tonnage. This decrease is due to abolition of war time restrictions, under which the movements of all Junks irrespective of size were reported, whereas many of them now fail to report their movements.
6. The actual number of individual Ocean-going Vessels of European construction during the year 1919 was 957 of which 301 were British and 656 Foreign. In 1918 the corresponding figures were 675 of which 162 were British and 513 Foreign.
These 957 ships measured 2,230,105 tons. They entered 4,575 times and gave a collective tonnage of 7,242,689. Thus 282 more ships entered 1,232 more times and gave a collective tonnage greater by 2,364,580 tons, an average of 1,9193 tons per entry.
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