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Of the above 49,900 vessels of 35,011,533 tons were engaged in Foreign Trade as compared with 50,427 vessels of 29,543,564 tons in 1922.
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A comparison between the years 1922 and 1923 is given in the following table :--
Table I shows au increase in British Ocean-going shipping of 842 ships or 185 per cent, and an increase of 1,533,250 tons or 158 per cent. This increase in ships and Tonnage is due to new Steamers built in Europe being put on the Eastern trade, new Steamers locally built being put on the Coasting trades, the Norwegian s.s. "Helios" put under British Registry and re-named the "Wong Shek Kung".
Foreign Ocean-going vessels have increased by 1,153 ships, and by 2,389,646 tons or 189 per cent. in numbers and 194 per cent. iu tonnage. This increase in ships and tonnage is due to now German Steamers being put on the Eastern trade, new Spanish Mail Steamers being put on the Eastern trade, the Chinese s.s."Ling Nam" being put on the South American trade. New Nippon Yusen Kaisha Steamers being put on the run to Europe and a number of new vessels put on the Coasting trade principally Dutch and Norwegian. The British s.s. “Wong Shek Kung" being put under the Chilian Flag and the s.s.
"Haimun being put under Panama Flag. The s.s. Dashtestan" being put under the Portuguese Flag and renamed the 8.8. "Coloun".
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Class of Vessels.
British Ocean- |
going, ForeignOcean-
going, British River Steamers, ... Foreign River Steamers, ... Steamshipsun- der 60 tons (Foreign Trade). Junks, Foreign
Trade,
1922.
1923.
Increase.
Decrease.
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage.
No. Tonnage, No. Tonnage.
4.547 9,688,891
6,095 12,282,271
5,389 || 11,222,141
7,248 14,671,917
842 1.588.250
1153 2,389,046'
4,866 3,731,227 6,008! 5,698,350
1142 1,967.128
353 74,983
1
1,244 732.713 1,891 657,730
6,520
200,363 4,811 142.392
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26,155 2,908,097 | 24,553 2,619,003
Total, Foreign |
Trade.
Steam Laun-
1709 57,971
1,602 289.094
50,427 29,543,564, 49,900 35,001,533 3137 5,809,0193,664 422,050
ches plying 639,554 15,908,758 705,544 17,077,340 65,990 1,173,588)
in Waters of
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*18,263 *1,119,442 +22,778 11,313,360 4515 198,918
the Colony,
Junks,
Trade,
Local
Grand Total,...| 708,244 46,568,764 (778,222 | 58,402,239:73,642 7,
7,257,525j3,0
3,664, 422,050
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Net Increase,
*69,978 6.835,175
British River Steamers have increased by 1,112 ships with an increase in tonnage of 1,967,123 tons or 23′1 per cent. in numbers and 527 per cent. in tonnage. This increase in ships and tonnage is due to new River Steamers "Lung Shan being put on the Canton run, the "Kwong Book Cheung" being put on the West River run and the Chinese River Steamer "Wah Kin" renamed the "Fook Sing" and put under British Registry.
Foreign River Steamers show a decrease of 353 ships with a decrease in tonnage of 74,985 tons or 83 per cent, in numbers and 102 per cent. in tonnage. This decrease in ships and tonnage is due to a number of vessels being unable to run owing to the unsettled state on the West River and the Chinese Steamer 'Woh Kiu” being put under British Registry and renamel "Fook Sing".
* Including 11,134 Conservancy and Dust Boats of 795.926 tons.
†
15,134
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of 961.910
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In Steamships not exceeding 60 tons employed in Foreign trade, there is a decrease of 1,709 ships with a decrease in tonnage of 57,971 tons or 26-2 per cent. in numbers and 289 per cent. in tonnage. This decrease in launches and tonnage is due to a number of launches employed in Foreign trade being laid up or trading in the waters of the Colony owing to the unsettled state on the Canton and West Rivers.
Junks in Foreign trade show a decrease of 1,602 vessels, and a decrease of 289,094 tons or 6'1 per cent, in numbers and 99 per cent. in tonnage. This decrease in vessels and tonnage is due to a number of Foreign trading Junks, being laid up on trading in the Waters of the Colony owing to the unsettled state on the Canton and West Rivers.
In Local trade (.e. between places within the waters of the Colony) there is an increase in Steam Launches of 65,990 and an increase in tonuage of 1,173,588 tons or 10:3 per cent, in numbers
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