Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.
Of foreign ocean-going tonnage 2,352,740 tons entered, and 2,347,745 tons cleared.
Of foreign river steamers 5,823 tons entered, and 5,823 tons cleared; making a grand total of foreign tonnage of 4,712,131 tons entering and clearing.
Of junks in foreign trade, 1,849,435 tons entered, and 1,846,749 tons cleared.
Of junks in local trade, 482,297 tons entered, and 485,681 tons cleared.
Thus-
British ocean-going tonnage represented 28.5 per cent. river 19.5 $3 Foreign ocean-going 25.8 "> ** * 0.6 ** ** " ** 20.3 ** 5.3 >> Junk (foreign trade) (local trade)Five thousand three hundred and eighty-six (5,386) steamers, 58 sailing vessels, and 22,566 junks in foreign trade entered during the year, giving a daily average of 76.9, as against 96 in 1898.
For European-constructed vessels the daily average of entry would be 14.91, against 15.17 in 1898, and, of the steamers entering, 68.17 per cent. were British.
The actual number of ships of European construction (exclusive of river steamers), entering the port during the year 1899 was 603, being 312 British and 291 foreign.
A comparison between the years 1898 and 1899 is shown in the following table:-
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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.
Of foreign ocean-going tonnage 2,352,740 tons entered, and 2,347,745 tons cleared.
Of foreign river steamers 5,823 tons entered, and 5,823 tons cleared; making a grand total of foreign tonnage of 4,712,131 tons entering and clearing.
Of junks in foreign trade, 1,849,435 tons entered, and 1,846,749 tons cleared.
Of junks in local trade, 482,297 tons entered, and 485,681 tons cleared.
Thus-
British ocean-going tonnage represented 28.5 per cent.
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Five thousand three hundred and eighty-six (5,386) steamers, 58 sailing vessels, and 22,566 junks in foreign trade entered during the year, giving a daily average of 76-9, as against 96 in 1898.
For European-constructed vessels the daily average of entry would be 14.91, against 15-17 in 1898, and, of the steamers entering, 68-17 per cent. were British.
The actual number of ships of European construction (ex- clusive of river steamers), entering the port during the year 1899 was 603, being 312 British and 291 foreign.
A comparison between the years 1898 and 1899 is shown in the following table:-
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