The user wants me to proofread OCR output of a historical shipping table for Hong Kong, 1922. The text is a table with columns for British, Foreign, and Total vessels, with sub-columns for With Cargoes, In Ballast, and Total, each having Vessels, Tons, Crews.
The OCR is messy: many misaligned numbers, broken lines, garbled text. I need to reconstruct the table in Markdown format.
First, I need to understand the structure. The header:
SHIPPING, 1922.
No. 1—NUMBER, TONNAGE, AND CREWS, OF VESSELS ENTERED AT PORTS IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FROM EACH COUNTRY IN THE YEAR 1922.
Then columns: BRITISH, FOREIGN, TOTAL.
Each has WITH CARGOES, IN BALLAST, TOTAL.
Each sub-column has Vessels, Tons, Crews.
So the table has 3 main categories (British, Foreign, Total), each with 3 subcategories (With Cargoes, In Ballast, Total), each with 3 metrics (Vessels, Tons, Crews). That's 27 columns plus the country column.
But the OCR shows many rows for countries. The data seems to be a list of countries with numbers.
I need to parse the OCR text and reconstruct the table as best as possible. However, the OCR is extremely garbled. Many numbers are misaligned, there are stray characters, and the table seems to have been read in a confused order.
Given the complexity, I might need to produce a Markdown table that captures the data as accurately as possible. But the OCR is so bad that it's nearly impossible to reconstruct perfectly. However, the instruction says: "If data is clearly in table format, reconstruct the table using Markdown table syntax."
I should attempt to reconstruct the table with the correct columns and rows, using the data that can be deciphered.
Let me analyze the OCR text line by line.
The text starts with:
(T1)
SHIPPING, 1922.
No. 1—NUMBER, TONNAGE, AND CREWS, OF VESSELS ENTERED AT PORTS IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FROM EACH COUNTRY IN THE YEAR 1922.
BRITISH.
FOREIGN.
TOTAL.
COUNTRIES WHENCE ARRIVED.
WITH CABGQEA.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
WITH CARGOES,
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
Vessels.
Tons.
Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vesseli, Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels.
Tons.
Crews. Versels. Tons. Crews. Vessels, Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons.
Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews.
This is the header. It's messy. Let's parse the intended columns.
The header likely is:
COUNTRIES WHENCE ARRIVED | BRITISH | | | FOREIGN | | | TOTAL | | |
With subcolumns: With Cargoes, In Ballast, Total for each.
Each subcolumn has Vessels, Tons, Crews.
So total columns: 1 (Country) + 3 (British) 3 (sub) 3 (metrics) = 1 + 27 = 28 columns? Actually each main category (British, Foreign, Total) has three subcategories (With Cargoes, In Ballast, Total), each with three metrics (Vessels, Tons, Crews). That's 333 = 27 columns plus country = 28.
But the header shows "Vessels. Tons. Crews." repeated many times.
The OCR header lines:
"Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vesseli, Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Versels. Tons. Crews. Vessels, Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews."
That's 27 entries (9 groups of 3). Good.
Now the data rows. The OCR then lists countries and numbers.
Let's try to extract rows.
After header, we see:
"Australia,
30
65,390
British North Borneo,........... ......
Canada,
18
2,870
33.999 1,723
*சு.
***
30 65,390
18
484
** 319.673 18,490
++
***
Const of China, Ships,
2,789 | 2,961,022 | 163,995
91
8,881
7,672
2,870
33,999 1,723
319,673 13.490
2,880 | 2,969,903 | 171,671
2
12 10,768 1,502
1,368 130
3
1
7,564
824
118
31
15 53,382 1,620
3 2,192 184
+21
Ara
A
Steamships under 60 tons........
W
:
Junks,
?!
KANA. MELANIA ASE
Cochin China
83
114,902
5,170
83
Dutch East Indies,
20
60,176| 1,700
20 50,176
114,902 5,170
1,700
Europe, Mediterranean Ports........................
Atlantic Ports, ........................
23
194,060 2,859
23
194,050
2,359
Baltic Ports,
O
1,724 1,309,382 | 92,150
483 16,624 8,014
8,975 | 1,344,234 | 134,229
86 119,087 9,330
107 329,289 10,544
36 169,677 6.717
50 216,649 3,207
22,169 214
68
2.728
81,866 8,018
82,068
3,398
+4
188,899
60,180
23 32,101 1,260
50
***
:
1,792 1,391,248 96,068
3.211 29,155
98,692 | 37,169
67.285 12,373 | 1,533,133 201,514
2,466 130 179,267 11,796
132 38:,390 11.804
36 109,677 6,717
211,649 3,207
214
42 111,158 4,372
20 35,367 1,853
44 319,673 13,490
4,513 | 4,270,404 |250,140
483 16,624 8.014
8,975 | 1,344,234 {134,229
169 233,989 14,500
127 379,465 12,241
3
7,564
1
824
118
31
45 118,722 4,490
21 36,19] 1,887
41 319,673 13,490
159
90,747 11,590 4,672 | 4361,151 |267,739
2,729 $2,068 29,155 3,211 98,692 37,169
3,398 188,899 67,280 12,373 1533,133 | 201,511
44 60,180 2,466 213 294,169
16,966
25 52,101 1,260
152 131,566 13,504
36 169,677 6,717
:
5 22.169
***
78 £10,699 5,566
22,169
73
E
:
214
06 169,677 6,717
410,699 5,566
22,169 5
214
Formosa, ponad stati
Great Britain.
102
India,
Japan,
2009
5,7411
430,097, 11,277
76 208,732 10.201
SKAJUTS
84
1
5,744
#
ન
168
209,687 9.049
117 30,540 4,407
285 241,227 14,356
102
490,097 11,277
36
188,223 5,397
:
.:
36 184,223 6,393
76
298,732 10,201
110 313,899
21,906
209
839.078 21,996
Kwong-chan-wan,
7,153
273 1,011,215 20,955
217 91,297 10,138
3,020
43
I
31,919 7,196
169 215,431 10.033
IRS
186
117 30,540 1,407
13 24,080
717
2
(35
106
240
9.932 10,244
286 1,0:5,205 21,672 182 1,851,193
247
Maran, Ships,
697
399,715) 28.06)
697
399.715
28,044
7
5,524
346
142 26,009
2,166
149
31,533 2512
704
ין
Steamships under 40 tons.
35
1,072
321
31
817
283
66
1,919 604
Junks.
301
49,395
5,225
65
10,578
715
420
50,973
6,940
364
678,320 16,672
612,631 17,354
12,951
91,297 10,138
28418 105.239
1,072
49,395
286
138
245,971 14.440
678,320 16,672
1
3,020
13
187
615,651
13
24,080
2
635
717
100
495 | 1,875,273
17.397
43,668
J
219 91,932 19,2H4
112
26,009 2,166
$46
321
31
IE
847
283
$6
BL248
1,319
30,576
604
5,225
G5 10,578
715
129
59,973 5,940
"
Mauritias,
8,917
390
6,917
390
21
2,408
123
2
2,408
123
t-
7
513 11,325
:
7
11.325
513
North and South Pacific Islands,
Philippine Islands,
#
***
:
www
---
81 181,78% 5.914
:
81
181,788
54914
49
Ports in Hainan and Gulf of Tonkin,
138 | 149.871
9.999
$16
68
139 130,687 10,067
362
302,765 6,706
6 12,139 261
164,368
177 10,375
276,806 6.783
55
339
314,904
130 6,967
12,620 484,553
440,174 17.108 500 314,239 20,374
12,139
261
136
196,692
12,881
178 276,622
6.801
678
390,861
27,175
Russia ju Asin, .................................... Ma
A
Siam,
103 133,016) 8,063
South Ameriena Ports,
*
Straits Settlements,
76
139,840, 6,500
Tsingtau,
63
88,278)
United States of Amerien,
32
226,028
6,361
3,430
103
8,063 133,016
108
118,717
6,879
24
25,763 1,382 132
:
**
20
83,026
2,023
20
63
76 139,840 6,566
88,278 5,361
226,028
36
72.835 1,887
16
28,618
813
52
1
1,143
28
197 1,043,002 3,630
20,656
8
34,733
389
205
1,143
1,097,735
144,480 8.201
2,023 53,026
2,700 101,473
28
211
20
251,733 11,942
2,023 83,026
112 "212,695 8,458
24
25,763 1,382
235
277,496 14,324
20
*
83,026
2,023
28,618
813
138
241,313
9,266
63
21,045
249
5,361 88,278
1,280,030 | 24,286
1
1,143
28
64
89,421
5,359
31,733
380
257
1,323,763
24,673
TOTAL,
4,610 | 6,701,216 | 302,856
92
9,697 7,740
4.702
6,710,913 | 310,596
13,494 7,251,700 374,148
6,870
947,413 | 122,279 | 122,279 | 20,301 | 8,199,113 496,447
18,104 13,952,916 | 677,024
6,962
957,110 130,019
25,066 (14,910,026 |807,043
(T1)
SHIPPING, 1922.
No. 1—NUMBER, TONNAGE, AND CREWS, OF VESSELS ENTERED AT PORTS IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG FROM EACH COUNTRY IN THE YEAR 1922.
BRITISH.
FOREIGN.
TOTAL.
COUNTRIES WHENCE ARRIVED.
WITH CABGQEA.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL
WITH CARGOES.
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
WITH CARGOES,
IN BALLAST.
TOTAL.
Vessels.
Tons.
Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vesseli, Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews. Vessels.
Tons.
Crews. Versels. Tons. Crews. Vessels, Tons. Crews. Vessels. Tons.
Crews. Vessels. Tons. Crews.
Australia,
30
65,390
British North Borneo,........... ......
Canada,
18
2,870
33.999 1,723
*சு.
***
30 65,390
18
484
** 319.673 18,490
++
***
Const of China, Ships,
2,789 | 2,961,022 | 163,995
91
8,881
7,672
2,870
33,999 1,723
319,673 13.490
2,880 | 2,969,903 | 171,671
2
12 10,768 1,502
1,368 130
3
1
7,564
824
118
31
15 53,382 1,620
3 2,192 184
+21
Ara
A
Steamships under 60 tons........
W
:
Junks,
?!
KANA. MELANIA ASE
Cochin China
83
114,902
5,170
83
Dutch East Indies,
20
60,176| 1,700
20 50,176
114,902 5,170
1,700
Europe, Mediterranean Ports........................
Atlantic Ports, ........................
23
194,060 2,859
23
194,050
2,359
Baltic Ports,
O
1,724 1,309,382 | 92,150
483 16,624 8,014
8,975 | 1,344,234 | 134,229
86 119,087 9,330
107 329,289 10,544
36 169,677 6.717
50 216,649 3,207
22,169 214
68
2.728
81,866 8,018
82,068
3,398
+4
188,899
60,180
23 32,101 1,260
50
***
:
1,792 1,391,248 96,068
3.211 29,155
98,692 | 37,169
67.285 12,373 | 1,533,133 201,514
2,466 130 179,267 11,796
132 38:,390 11.804
36 109,677 6,717
211,649 3,207
214
42 111,158 4,372
20 35,367 1,853
44 319,673 13,490
4,513 | 4,270,404 |250,140
483 16,624 8.014
8,975 | 1,344,234 {134,229
169 233,989 14,500
127 379,465 12,241
3
7,564
1
824
118
31
45 118,722 4,490
21 36,19] 1,887
41 319,673 13,490
159
90,747 11,590 4,672 | 4361,151 |267,739
2,729 $2,068 29,155 3,211 98,692 37,169
3,398 188,899 67,280 12,373 1533,133 | 201,511
44 60,180 2,466 213 294,169
16,966
25 52,101 1,260
152 131,566 13,504
36 169,677 6,717
:
5 22.169
***
78 £10,699 5,566
22,169
73
E
:
214
06 169,677 6,717
410,699 5,566
22,169 5
214
Formosa, ponad stati
Great Britain.
102
India,
Japan,
2009
5,7411
430,097, 11,277
76 208,732 10.201
SKAJUTS
84
1
5,744
#
ન
168
209,687 9.049
117 30,540 4,407
285 241,227 14,356
102
490,097 11,277
36
188,223 5,397
:
.:
36 184,223 6,393
76
298,732 10,201
110 313,899
21,906
209
839.078 21,996
Kwong-chan-wan,
7,153
273 1,011,215 20,955
217 91,297 10,138
3,020
43
I
31,919 7,196
169 215,431 10.033
IRS
186
117 30,540 1,407
13 24,080
717
2
(35
106
240
9.932 10,244
286 1,0:5,205 21,672 182 1,851,193
247
Maran, Ships,
697
399,715) 28.06)
697
399.715
28,044
7
5,524
346
142 26,009
2,166
149
31,533 2512
704
ין
Steamships under 40 tons.
35
1,072
321
31
817
283
66
1,919 604
Junks.
301
49,395
5,225
65
10,578
715
420
50,973
6,940
364
678,320 16,672
612,631 17,354
12,951
91,297 10,138
28418 105.239
1,072
49,395
286
138
245,971 14.440
678,320 16,672
1
3,020
13
187
615,651
13
24,080
2
635
717
100
495 | 1,875,273
17.397
43,668
J
219 91,932 19,2H4
112
26,009 2,166
$46
321
31
IE
847
283
$6
BL248
1,319
30,576
604
5,225
G5 10,578
715
129
59,973 5,940
"
Mauritias,
8,917
390
6,917
390
21
2,408
123
2
2,408
123
t-
7
513 11,325
:
7
11.325
513
North and South Pacific Islands,
Philippine Islands,
#
***
:
www
---
81 181,78% 5.914
:
81
181,788
54914
49
Ports in Hainan and Gulf of Tonkin,
138 | 149.871
9.999
$16
68
139 130,687 10,067
362
302,765 6,706
6 12,139 261
164,368
177 10,375
276,806 6.783
55
339
314,904
130 6,967
12,620 484,553
440,174 17.108 500 314,239 20,374
12,139
261
136
196,692
12,881
178 276,622
6.801
678
390,861
27,175
Russia ju Asin, .................................... Ma
A
Siam,
103 133,016) 8,063
South Ameriena Ports,
*
Straits Settlements,
76
139,840, 6,500
Tsingtau,
63
88,278)
United States of Amerien,
32
226,028
6,361
3,430
103
8,063 133,016
108
118,717
6,879
24
25,763 1,382 132
:
**
20
83,026
2,023
20
63
76 139,840 6,566
88,278 5,361
226,028
36
72.835 1,887
16
28,618
813
52
1
1,143
28
197 1,043,002 3,630
20,656
8
34,733
389
205
1,143
1,097,735
144,480 8.201
2,023 53,026
2,700 101,473
28
211
20
251,733 11,942
2,023 83,026
112 "212,695 8,458
24
25,763 1,382
235
277,496 14,324
20
*
83,026
2,023
28,618
813
138
241,313
9,266
63
21,045
249
5,361 88,278
1,280,030 | 24,286
1
1,143
28
64
89,421
5,359
31,733
380
257
1,323,763
24,673
TOTAL,
4,610 | 6,701,216 | 302,856
92
9,697 7,740
4.702
6,710,913 | 310,596
13,494 7,251,700 374,148
6,870
947,413 | 122,279 | 20,301 | 8,199,113 496,447
18,104 13,952,916 | 677,024
6,962
957,110 130,019
25,066 (14,910,026 |807,043
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