AnnualReport-1929 — Page 13

A comparison between the years 1928 to 1929 is given in the following table :-

1926 1929 Decrease Increase Class of Vessels No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage No. Tonnage British Ocean-going, Foreign Ocean going, 4,513 10,792,701 4,734 11,151,152 221 358,451 Steamers,... 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 For. eign Trade... 8,514 Junks, Foreign Trade, 23,999 241,043 7,434 211,067 1,110 29,976 3,193,245 23,522 3,003,404 477 189,841 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 5,666,901 214,875 5,560,116 1,099 106,785 Junks. Local Trade, 32,064 1,576,170 33,108 1,751,916 1,044 178,746 Grand Total.. 300,316 41,883,765 300,557 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.

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