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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS—ANNUAL.
1909.
1908.
Foreign
river
steamers
represented
3.2% in Nos. and
3.3% in tonnage.
** 3.3% Steam-launches (under 60 tons) represented 7.2 0.6 0.8 ** Trading junks represented 57.3 10.0 9.8 ** ** 100.0 100.0 100.0The movements of fishing junks are not included in the above figures.
Of ships of European construction, 4,191 ocean steamers, 7 sailing ships, 3,576 river steamers, and 1,580 steam-launches, (i.e., steamships not exceeding 60 tons) entered during the year, giving a daily average entry of 25.6, as compared with 26.8 in 1908.
The average tonnage of individual ocean vessels visiting the port has slightly decreased—from 2,448.6 tons to 2,390.4 tons. That of British vessels has remained stationary—2,594 as against 2,593—while that of foreign vessels has decreased from 2,309.9 to 2,205.3 tons.
In this connection it is interesting to note that during the past twenty years the average tonnage of ocean vessels visiting the Colony has risen from 1,182.3 tons to 2,390.4 tons.
The average tonnage of river steamers entered during the year decreased from 665.5 tons to 620.6 tons, that of British river steamers from 687 to 640.4 tons, and that of foreign river steamers from 565.2 to 538.1 tons.
A comparison between the years 1908 and 1909 is given in the following table:-
140
6
Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS— ANNUAL.
1909.
1908.
Foreign
river
steamers
re-
presented
3.2% in Nos. and
3.3% in tonnage.
3.3%
Steam-launches
(under
60
tons) repre-
sented
7.2
0.6
0.8
**
Trading junks
represented
57.3
10.0
9.8
**
**
100.0
100-0
100.0
The movements of fishing junks are not included in the above figures.
Of ships of European construction, 4,191 ocean steamers, 7 sailing ships, 3,576 river steamers, and 1,580 steam-launches, (i.e., steamships not exceeding 60 tons) entered during the year, giving a daily average entry of 25-6, as compared with 26-8 in 1908.
The average tonnage of individual ocean vessels visiting the port has slightly decreased-from 2,448-6 tons to 2,3904 tons. That of British vessels has remained stationary-2,594 as against 2,593-while that of foreign vessels has decreased from 2,3099 to 2,205.3 tons.
In this connection it is interesting to note that during the past twenty years the average tonnage of ocean vessels visiting the Colony has risen from 1,182-3 tons to 2,390-4 tons.
The average tonnage of river steamers entered during the year decreased from 665-5 tons to 620-6 tons, that of British river steamers from 687 to 640-4 tons, and that of foreign river steamers from 565-2 to 538-1 tons.
A comparison between the years 1908 and 1909 is given in the following table:-
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