1. Shipping.
A comparison between the years 1928 and 1929 of all shipping entering and clearing Ports in the Colony is given in the following table :-
1928 1929 Decrease Increase Class of Vessels No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage British Ocean-going 4,513 10,792,701 4,734 11,151,152 221 358,451 Foreign Ocean-going 7,370 16,101,694 7,809 17,134,589 439 1,032,895 British River Steamers 6,617 6,769,741 7,474 7,809,876 857 1,040,135 Foreign River Steamers 1,235 542,300 1,601 561,061 366 18,761 Steamships under 60 tons Foreign Trade 8,544 241,043 7,434 211,067 1,110 29,976 Junks, Foreign Trade 23,999 3,193,215 23,522 3,003,404 477 189,811 Total, Foreign Trade 52,278 37,640,694 52,574 39,871,149 1,587 219,787 1,883 2,450,242 Steam Launches, Local Trade 215,974 5,666,901 211,875 5,560,116 1,099 Junks, Local Trade *32,064 †1,576,170 *33,108 *1,754,916 1,044 178,746 Grand Total 300,316 44,883,765 300,557 47,186,181 2,686 326,572 2,927 2,628,988 Net 241 2,302,416+ Including 15,966 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 903,674 tons.
* 18,012 of 1,109,384 tons.
It will be seen from the above table that the total Shipping entering and clearing Ports in the Colony during the year 1929 amounted to 300,557 vessels of 47,186,181 tons, which compared with the figures of 1928 show an increase of 241 vessels and an increase of 2,302,416 tons.
Of the above 52,574 vessels of 39,871,149 tons were engaged in Foreign Trade as compared with 52,278 vessels of 37,640,694 tons, in 1928.
There was an increase in British ocean-going shipping of 221 ships of 358,451 tons.
Foreign ocean-going vessels show an increase of 439 ships and an increase of 1,032,895 tons.
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1. Shipping.
A comparison between the years 1928 and 1929 of all shipping entering and clearing Ports in the Colony is given in the following table :-
1926.
1929.
Decrease.
Increase.
Class of Vessels
No.
Tonnage.
No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.
British Ocean-i
going,
4,513 10.792,701
4.73411,151,152
Foreign Ocean
going.
7,370 | 16,101,694 | 7,809 | 17,134,589
:
British River]
Steamers,... 6,617
6,769,741|| 7,474
7,809,876
Foreign River)
Steamers, 1,235
542,300 1,601
561,061
221 358.451
439
1,032,895
857
1,040,135
366
18.761
Steamships
under 60
tons For-
eign Trade... 8,544
241,043 7,434
211,067 1,110
29,976
:
Junks, Foreign
Trade,
23,999 3.193,215 23,522 3,003,404 477
189,811
...
Total, Foreign
Trade,
52,278 37,640.694 52,574 39,871,149 1,587
219,787 1,883 | 2,450,242
Steam Laun-
ches, Local
Trade... 215,974 5,666,901 211,875 5,560,116 1,099
Junks. Local
Trade,
|
106,785
A
|†32,064| †1,576,170 *33,108 *1,754,916
1,044 178,746
Grand Total.. 300,316 44,883,765 300,557, 47,186,181 2,686
326,572 2,927 | 2,628,988
Net,
241
:
2,302,416
+ Including 15,966 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 903,674 tons.
18,012
J1
*
19
37
of 1,109,384,
It will be seen from the above table that the total Shipping entering and clearing Ports in the Colony during the year 1929 amounted to 300,557 vessels of 47,186,181 tons, which compared with the figures of 1928 show an increase of 241 vessels and an increase of 2,302,416 tons.
Of the above 52,574 vessels of 39,871,149 tons were engaged in Foreign Trade as compared with 52,278 vessels of 37,640,694 tons, in 1928.
There was an increase in British ocean-going shipping of 221 ships of 358,451 tons.
Foreign ocean-going vessels show an increase of 439 ships and an increase of 1,032,895 tons.
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