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I-TRADE AND SHIPPING, INDUSTRIES, FISHERIES,
AGRICULTURE AND LAND.
(a.)-SHIPPING and Trade,
The total of the shipping entering and clearing at porte in the Colony during the year 1911 amounted to 543,570 vessels of 36,179,153 tons, which, compared with figures for 1910, shows a decrease in numbers of 3,594 vessels, with a decrease of 355,209 tons.
Of the above, 44,978 vessels of 23,063,108 tons were engaged in foreign trade, as against 40,714 of 23,160,256 tons in 1910, and were distributed as follows:-
1911. Nuoibera.
British Ocean-going
ships represented,... 87%
1010. Numbers.
105%
1911. Tonnage.
1910. Tonnage.
32:0 %
35·0%
Foreign Ocean-going
ships represented....
9:3
10'6
34.3
350
British River-Steam-
ers represented,.
163
160
178
173
Foreign River-Steam-
era represented,.
31
3.3
3.2
30
Stearaships (not ex-
ceeding 60 tons)
represented,
72
77
0:6
0'6
Trading Junks re-
presented,
564
519
112
01
1000
1000
100.0
1000
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A comparison between the years 1910 and 1911 is given in the following Table :------
1910.
1911.
Increase.
Decrease.
Class of Vesset.
No. No, Tonnage.
Tonnage. No.
Ton-
nage.
No.
Tou- page.
4,262 8,111,046
4,312 8,103,969
6,483 4,000,073
1,331! 706,616
3,907 7,589,995
4,180 7,017,640) |
355621,951
132 186,329
6,871 4,110,736! 399 116,063
1,423 736,057 89 29,441
3,153 136,765
3,263 130,092 110
6,673
21,170 2,100,887 25,334 2,572,688 4,164 471,701
British Ocean t
going, Foreign Ocean
going, British River
Steamers,... i. Foreign River ! Steamers,...! Steamships un-
der 60 tons (Foreign mretdol........ Junks, Foreign 7
Trade,
Total, Foreign ! Trade, ...... Steam-launches plying in waters of the Colony,...... Junks. Local Trade, .....
40,711 23,160,256 11,978 23,003,108 4.751 617,805 487 714,953
406,014 10,988,234 461,984: 10,981,990.
*40.136*2,387,871 730,008 12,134,064
4,030 $4,224
3,828 253,817
Grand Total, 547,164 36,534,361 543,570 36,179,152 4,751 617,805 8,345 | 973,014
Ner,
13,594. 355,200
The movements of fishing junks are not included in the above figures.
Of ships of European construction, 4,042 ocean steamers, 7 sailing ships, 4,147 river-steamers, and 1,617 steamships not exceeding 60 tons entered during the year, giving a daily average entry of 269 ships, as compared with 207 in 1910 and 25'6 in 1909.
The average tounage of individual ocean vessels entering the port has once more increased-from 2,457-3 tona to 2,495:1 tons. That of British ships has increased (2,633 5 tons as against 2,594.5 tons) while that of foreign ships has increased from 2,3241 tons to 2,3657 tone.
During the past 20 years, the average tonnage of ocean vessels has increased from 1,1811 to 1,9155 tons.
The average tonnage of river-steamers entered during the year has again decreased, from 602'1 tons to 5849 tons. That of British river-steamers has further decreased from 617 tons to 599 tons and that of foreign river-steamers from 529 tons to 518 tons.
* Including 21,056 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 1,540,984 tons.
+
73
13,980
818.292 Decrease owing to a number of smaller sized launches being employed.
§ Small decrease in toutage owing to larger sized launches being employed.
This Table shows a decrease in British ocean shipping of 355 ships of 521,961 tons, or of 83% in numbers, and of 64% in tonnage.
British river-steamers have increased from 6.483 ships of 4,000,073 tons to 6.871 ships of 4,116,790 tons or 23% in ships and 2.9% in tonnage. This is explained by the new steamer Wing On con- tributing 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% in numbers and 23% 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
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