CO129-506-2 Annual general report- 1926 19-9-1927 - 30-11-1927 — Page 11

Junks in foreign trade show a decrease of 5,290 vessels, and a decrease of 1,063,875 tons. This decrease is due to the boycott in China generally.

In local trade (i.e. between places within the waters of the Colony) there is a decrease in steam-launches of 126,024 and a decrease in tonnage of 2,151,743 tons. This decrease in numbers and tonnage is due to the recent strike and the boycott in China generally.

Junks in Local trade show an increase of 3,301 vessels and an increase of 235,596 tous. This increase in vessels is due principally to junks held in Canton and districts in 1925 during the boycott being released and coming to Hong Kong waters and remaining here for local trading.

Of vessels of European construction 3,930 ocean steamers, 2,244 river steamers and 1,399 steamships not exceeding 60 tons entered during the year, giving a daily average of 208 ships as compared with 289 ships in 1925 and 412 ships in 1924.

Thus :-

Steamers.

No. of times entered.

Total Tonnage.

Flag.

1925. 1926. 1925. 1926.

1925.

1926.

British,

371

339 1,946 1,686

4,922,197 1,597,357

Japanese,

269

207 1,153

755

2,826,465 2,236,350

U.S.A.,

69

69 224, 236

1,370,638

1,510,383

Chinese,

65

61

323

606

305,150

245,697

German,

33

34

78

90

332,495

337,318

Danish,

12

1.4

42

23

117,249

78,025

Dutch,

45

40

244

232

754,440

785,696

French,

26

31

177

108

153,272

145,567

Italian,

13

9

35

27

130,895

127,870

Panamani,

1

2

1

3.239

9,953

Chilean,

126

71,549

Norwegian,

55

-17

286

111

319,006

152,641

Portuguese,

109

33

46,166

23,856

Russian,

1

915

241

Siamese,

377

Swedish,

15

12

58,915

46,180

Spanish,

3

14

8

37,670

19,236

Belgian

3,181

Total..... 1,015 869 4,776 3,930 11,810,938 10,619,560

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