Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.
This table shows a decrease in British ocean shipping of 355 ships of 521,951 tons, or of 8.3 per cent. in numbers, and of 6.4 per cent. in tonnage.
British river steamers have increased from 6,483 ships of 4,000,073 tons to 6,871 ships of 4,116,736 tons or 2.3 per cent. in ships and 2.9 per cent. in tonnage. This is explained by the new steamer "Wing On" contributing 295 trips, also to the increased number of trips made by the Canton steamers, particularly at the time of the unrest in Canton.
Foreign ocean vessels have decreased by 132 ships or 3 per cent. in numbers and 2.3 per cent. in tonnage. This result is due to increases of 66, 47, 26, 20, 15, and 4 ships under United States, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, French, and Japanese flags respectively, which are counterbalanced by decreases of 141, 121, 27, 18, 2, and 1 ships under German, Chinese, Swedish, Norwegian, Italian, and Danish flags respectively. The increase shown under the United States flag is explained by the steamers "Rubi" and "Zafiro" being transferred from British colours, and the increase shown under the Dutch flag is explained by the fact that four steamers which called at this port in 1911 did not call in 1910. The decrease under the German flag is chiefly accounted for by the falling off in trade from Bangkok; while the decrease under the Chinese flag is due to the loss of the "Meefoo" and to the stoppage of two steamers which previously traded to this port.
Foreign river steamers have increased by 89 ships (or 6.6 per cent.) of 29,441 tons (or 4.1 per cent.). This is mainly accounted for by the new steamers "Shing Ping" and "Licorne" contributing 72 trips, and to an increase in trips of vessels under the Portuguese flag.
As in former years, a comparison is inserted between the shipping of the port twenty years ago and to-day. In 1891, 2,856 British ships of 3,593,223 net register tons entered the port, against 10,778 ships of 11,706,731 net register tons in 1911, an increase of 277.3 per cent. in numbers and of 225.9 per cent. in tonnage. These figures include ocean and river steamers and ocean-going sailing ships (not junks). Similarly, foreign shipping, during the same period, has increased from 1,495 ships of 1,545,404 net register tons in 1891 to 5,603 ships of 8,653,697 net register tons—an increase of 274.7 per cent. in numbers and of 459.9 per cent. in tonnage.
The actual number of individual ocean vessels of European type of construction entering during 1911 was 720, being 348 British and 372 foreign. The corresponding figures for 1910 were 734, 365, and 369 respectively.
These 720 ships aggregated 1,796,498 tons. They entered 4,049 times, giving a collective tonnage of 7,756,033 tons. Thus, as shown in the following table, in 1911, as compared with 1910, 14 less ships with a tonnage decreased by 8,177 tons entered 235 less times, and gave a collective tonnage less by 356,952 tons.
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Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.
This table shows a decrease in British ocean shipping of 355 ships of 521,951 tons, or of 83 per cent. in numbers, and of 64 per cent. in tonnage.
British river steamers have increased from 6,483 ships of 4,000,073 tons to 6,871 ships of 4,116,736 tons or 23 per cent. in ships and 29 per cent. in tonnage. This is explained by the new steamer "Wing On" contributing 295 trips, also to the increased number of trips made by the Canton steamers, particularly at the time of the unrest in Canton.
Foreign ocean vessels have decreased by 132 ships or 3 per cent. in numbers and 2-3 per cent. in tonnage. This result is due to increases of 66, 47, 26, 20, 15, and 4 ships under United States, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, French, and Japanese flags respectively, which are counterbalanced by decreasef of 141, 121, 27, 18, 2, and 1 ships under German, Chinese, Swedish, Nor- wegian, Italian, and Danish flags respectively. The increase shown under the United States flag is explained by the steamers "Rubi" and "Zafiro" being transferred from British colours, and the increase shown under the Dutch flag is explained by the fact that four steamers which called at this port in 1911 did not call in 1910. The decrease under the German flag is chiefly accounted for by the falling off in trade from Bangkok; while the decrease under the Chinese flag is due to the loss of the "Meefoo" and to the stoppage of two steamers which previously traded to this port.
Foreign river steamers have increased by 89 ships (or 6'6 per cent.) of 29,441 tons (or 41 per cent.). This is mainly accounted for by the new steamers "Shing Ping" and "Licorne " con- tributing 72 trips, and to an increase in trips of vessels under the Portuguese flag.
As in former years, a comparison is inserted between the ship- ping of the port twenty years ago and to-day. In 1891, 2,856 British ships of 3,593,223 net register tons entered the port, against 10,778 ships of 11,706,731 net register tons in 1911, an increase of 2773 per cent. in numbers and of 223 per cent. in tonnage. These figures include ocean and river steamers and ocean-going sailing ships (not junks). Similarly, foreign ship- ping, during the same period, has increased from 1,495 ships of 1,545,404 net register tons in 1891 to 5,603 ships of 8,653,697 net register tons-an increase of 275-7 per cent. in numbers and of 459.9 per cent. in tonnage.
The actual number of individual ocean vessels of European type of construction entering during 1911 was 720, being 348 British and 372 foreign. The corresponding figures for 1910 were 734, 365, and 369 respectively.
These 720 ships aggregated 1,796,498 tons. They entered 4,049 times, giving a collective tonnage of 7,756,033 tons. Thus, as shown in the following table, in 1911, as compared with 1910, 14 less ships with a tonnage decreased by 8,177 tons entered 235 less times, and gave a collective tonnage less by 356,952 tons.
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