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COLONIAL REPORTS—ANNUAL.
1909.
Class of Vessels. 1910. Increase. Decrease. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. British ocean-going... 7,735,927 4,262 8,111,946 4,318 7,857,008 4,312 8.103,969 British river steamers. 3,701,754 5,780 4,000,078 6,483 703 376,019 246,061 Foreign river steamers. 735,682 1,370 706,616 1,334 29,066 36 Steamships under 60 tons (Foreign trade). 140,484 3,160 136,765 3,153 7 3,719 Junks (Foreign trade) 2,243,370 25,090 2,100,887 21,170 Total Foreign trade. 22,415,125 43,794 23,160,256 40,714 889 $ Steam-launches plying in waters of Colony. 10,328,400 439,988 10,986,234 466,014 657,834 26,026 Junks, Local trade ... *2,087,320 *43,198 †2,387,871 †40,436 Grand Total 34,830,845 527,280 36,534,361 547,164 1,878,784 26,915 3,062 7,031 175,268 3,920 142,433 920,399 3,969 175,268 Net *** 19,884 1,703,516* Including 19,094 Conservancy and Dust boats of 1,022,676 tons.
† 21,056 + 1,540,084
From October, 1910, Dust boats are eliminated and will not be recorded in future returns, the work being done by Government craft.
Decrease owing to low rate of freights ruling in river steamers.
The figures shown represent number of trips made within and without the Harbour.
This table shows an increase in British ocean shipping of 186 ships of 376,019 tons, or of 4.5 per cent. in numbers, and of 4.8 per cent. in tonnage. This seems to indicate a resumption of the usual small annual increase in British shipping which has been so constant a feature in each normal year.
British river steamers have recovered from the large decrease shown in 1909, and have added considerably in numbers to the figures for 1908, though the tonnage does not come up to that for the earlier year. The increase shown over the figures for 1909—703 ships of 298,319 tons or 12.1 per cent. in numbers, and 8 per cent. in tonnage is due to the fact that the large Canton river steamers have made more trips; that some of the small steamers have been transferred from the West River to the Canton run, and so run more frequently, and that many of the smaller steamers have made periodical excursion runs to ports other than their usual ones, while continuing to ply regularly on their usual runs.
Foreign ocean vessels have decreased by 6 ships, or 0.14 per cent., while their collective tonnage has increased by 246,061 tons, or 3.1 per cent. This result is due to increases of 27, 19, and 42 ships under Japanese, Norwegian, and Chinese respectively, which are counterbalanced by decreases of 26, 55, 14, 8, and 7 ships under German, Portuguese, Swedish, French, and United States respectively; but the tonnage has generally increased, except under Portuguese, Swedish, and United States. The loss in numbers is due chiefly to Portuguese, where a fall of 55 ships.
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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS—ANNUAL.
1909.
Class of Vessels.
1910.
Increase.
Decrease.
Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tonnage.
British ocean-going... Foreign ocean-going British river steam-
4,076 7,735,927 4,262 8,111,946 4,318 7,857,008 4,312 8.103,969 5,780 3,701,754 6,483 4,000,078 703
376,019 246,061 6 298,319
ers.
Foreign river steam-
1,370
735,682 1,334 706,616
36 29,066
ers.
Steamships under 60
3,160
140,484 3,153 136,765
7 3,719
tons (Foreign
trade).
Junks (Foreign trade) 25,090 2,243,370 121,170| 2,100,887|
Total Foreign 43,794 22,415,125 40,714 23,160,256 889
trade.
$
Steam-launches ply-439,988 10,328,400 466,014 (10,986,234 26,026 657,834
ing in waters of
Colony.
Junks, Local trade ... *43,198 *2,087,320|†40,436 |12,387,871
Grand Total
300,551 3,062
527,280 34,830,845 547,164 36,534,361 26,915 1,878,784 7,031 175,268
3,920 142,433
920,399 3,969 175,268
Net
***
19,884 1,703,516
* Including 19,094 Conservancy and Dust boats of 1,022,676 tons.
21,056
+
1,540,084
From October, 1910, Düst boats are eliminated and will not be recorded in future returns, the work being done by Government craft.
Decrease owing to low raté of freights ruling in river steamers.
The figures shown represent number of trips made within and without the Harbour.
This table shows an increase in British ocean shipping of 186 ships of 376,019 tons, or of 45 per cent. in numbers, and of 4-8 per cent. in tonnage. This seems to indicate a resumption of the usual small annual increase in British shipping which has been so constant a feature in each normal year.
British river steamers have recovered from the large decrease shown in 1909, and have added considerably in numbers to the figures for 1908, though the tonnage does not come up to that for the earlier year. The increase shown over the figures for 1909-703 ships of 298,319 tons or 12.1 per cent. in numbers, and 8 per cent. in tonnage is due to the fact that the large Canton river steamers have made more trips; that some of the small steamers have been transferred from the West River to the Canton run, and so run more frequently, and that many of the smaller steamers have made periodical excursion runs to ports other than their usual ones, while continuing to ply regularly on their usual
runs.
Foreign ocean vessels have decreased by 6 ships, or 0·14 per cent., while their collective tonnage has increased by 246,061 tons, or 31 per cent. This result is due to increases of 27, 19, and 42 ships under Japanese, Norwegian, and Chinese respectively, which are counterbalanced by decreases of 26, 55, 14, 8, and 7 ships under German, Portuguese, Swedish, French, and United States respectively; but the tonnage nas generally increased, except under Portuguese, Swedish, and United States. The loss in numbers is due chiefly to Portuguese, where a fall of 55 ships
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