AnnualReport-1929 — Page 108

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British river steamers show an increase of 857 ships and an increase of 1,040,135 tons.

Foreign river steamers show an increase of 366 ships and an increase of 18,761 tons.

In steamships not exceeding 60 tons employed in foreign trade there is a decrease of 1,110 ships with a decrease in tonnage of 29,976 tons.

Junks in foreign trade show a decrease of 477 vessels, and a decrease of 189,811 tons.

In local trade (i.e. between places within the waters of the Colony) there is a decrease in steam-launches of 1,099 vessels and a decrease in tonnage of 106,785 tons.

Junks in Local trade show an increase of 1,044 vessels and an increase of 178,746 tons.

Of vessels of European construction 6,274 Ocean Steamers, 4,532 River Steamers and 3,688 Steamships not exceeding 60 Tons entered during the year, giving a daily average of 39.7 ships. Thus :-

Steamers. No. of times entered. Total Tonnage. Flag. 1928. 1929. 1928. 1929. 1928. 1929. British, 250 263 1,016 371,395 5,562 6,100 8,786,202 9,462,545 Japanese, 1,074 1,071 2,829,121 2,969,284 U.S.A., 83 87 251 343 1,471,424 1,681,683 Chinese, 75 71 1,670 1,620 812,037 610,239 German, 60 48 163 187 564,429 594,325 Danish, 14 13 70 80 196,780 214,977 Dutch, 36 38 245 290 823,506 1,013,048 French, 33 26 312 293 724,176 669,354 Italian, 14 26 53 143,918 250,532 Panamanian, 1 1 388 Norwegian, 74 83 419 468 613,765 656,395 Portuguese, 5 15 81 271 14,380 95,855 Swedish, 11 10 43 22 128,955 83,261 Mexican, Siamese, 1 (new ship) Belgian, 4 4 14,787 Finnish, Greek, 1 1 (entered under Br. flag) 1 3,437 Total, 1,018 1,071 9,859 10,806 17,109,051 18,319,722