270
— 4 —
face value of $22,735,159 has thus been redeemed. The total issue by the Hongkong Government was of the face value of about $11,000,000.
IL-TRADE AND SHIPPING, INDUSTRIES, FISHERIES, AGRICULTURE, AND LAND,
(a.)-SUIPPING AND TRADE.
The total of the Shipping entering and clearing at Ports in the Colony during the year 1910 amounted to 642,704 vessels of 36,381,157 tons, which, compared with the figures for 1015, show an increase of 111,192 vessels, with an increase of 2,490,538 tong.
Of the above. 18,350 yessels of 22,308,311 tons were engaged in Foreign Trade, as compared with 50-148/vessels of 22,515,023 tons in 1915, and were distributed as follows:+
1915. Numbers.
1916.1 Numbers.)
British Ocean-
going ships, 7·0%
7.7%
1015. Tonnage.
32·7%
1916. Toonage.
30·8%
Foreign Ocean-
guing slips,
7:3
7:8
31-1
30-7
British River
Steamers.
13:3
116
17:8
18:5
Foreign River
Steamers,
3-8
47
41
47
Steam Launches
(ander
النا
tous).
137
13:3
T1
1:0
Trading Junks, 540
51-9
13.2
143
1000
1000
140-0
1000
A comparison between the years 1915 and 1916 is given in
the following table:----
1915.
1910.
ncrease.
Decrease.
Class of Vesse❘B.
Ko.
Reg. No.
Toobage. !
Reg. Tonnage.
No.
Reg. Tonnage,
No.
Reg. Tonnage.
1
3,988 7,368,580
3,721
8,868,747
+T
267 489,834
163,873
British Ocean.
going, Foreign Ocean-i going.......! Uritish River | Steamers,...! Foreign River Steamers, ... Steamships)
under60 tons (Foreign Trade),...... Junks, Foreiga!
Trade,
Total. Foreign
Trade,
3,473 7.023,222 3,797 6,859,39 124
37t 104,198
6,076 4,022,863 7,047 4,127,051
1,892 928,147 2,288 1,038,197 39% 151,050
6,822 228,510 6,150 £12,360
F
872
10,140
27,097 2,963,708 26,047 3,201,621
247,916 2,050
60,148 22,515,023 | 48,353 | 22,308,311
891
463,164 2,689
069,867
Steam Lau- clies plying
++
Colony,.....
N.B. The movements of Fishing Jinks_are_not_included in the above figures.
Of vessels of European construction, 3,760 Ocean Steamers, P Sailing Ship, 4,660 River Steamers, and 3,900 Steam Launches entered during the year, giving a daily average entry of 310 ships, as compared with 310 in 1015, and 324 in 1911,
The average tonnage of individual Occan Vessels entering the Port has decreased from 2,510-0 tons to 2,238-9 tons, That of British Ships has decreased from 2,625 tons to 2,5597 tons, while that of Foreign Ships has also decreased from 2,4412 tons to 2,032 2 tous.
During the past 20 years the average tonnage of Ocean-going Vessels has increased from 1,319 tons to 1,820 tons.
The average tonnage of River Steamers entering during the
year has decreased from 4869 tons to 453 tons.
That of British River Steamers has decreased from 519:3 tons to 3112 tons, and that of Foreign Itiver Steamers has decreased from 114 tons to 301 tons.
in Waters of 446,988, 10,022,806 58,988 12,632.776 | 112.050 2,609,970
Junks, Local į
Trade....... f *84,616*1,347,09||||†35,456|| †1,440,970 940 93.280
Grand Total,...631,602 33,864,019 | 8142,700 86,381,457 113,881 3,166,4142,889 609,867
Net 111,192 2,496,538
* Including 10,092 Conservăneș and Dust Bonts of 509,932 tonk.
+
17
10,066
of 505,060
This table shows a decrease in British Ocean-going Shipping of 267 ships, or 7'4 per cent, and a decrease of 489,834 tons, or 7·1 per cent.
This is due to several of the Coasting Steamers having been chartered by the Government, and the withdrawal of the P. & O. Intermediate Steamers.
British River Steamers have increased by 371 ships and 104,198 tons, or 52 per cent in numbers and 2:5 in tonnage, which is duo to the fact that two steamers were added to the West River Trade.
Foreign Ocean-going Vessels have increased by 124 ships of 3:3 per cout, but have decreased by 163,873 tons or 24 per cent. This is explained by the increase in Japanese and Chinese ships of smaller tonnage.
Foreign River Steamers shew an increase of 390 ships and 111,050 tons, or 173 per cent in numbers and 17 per cent in tonnage. This is due to several steamers which were previously on the Canton-West River Lade having been placed on the Hongkong- West River trade carrying rice from July to December.
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