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HONG KONG SHIPPING STATISTICS.
Ships engaged in foreign trade
cleared and entered.
Total shipping entered and cleared.
Year
Number
Total Tonnage
Percentage of British Tonnage
British Total Tonnage Tonnage
1897
1898
9,944 11,058
1899
10,905
1900
10,940 14,022,167
1901
1902
1903
14,489
12,124,599 67 13,252,788 66 13,437,147 65 65 10,807 14,599,141 53 12,461 16,275,998 59 19,018,411 59
1904
16,976
19,333,096 70
9,571,787 21,333,566 11,250,296| 23,853,384 18,406,094 24,648,258
1905
18,103
19,778,176 67
1906
16,397
19,833,666 61
1907
18,096
1908
1909
1910
1911 1912
1914
1915
20,381,421 51.5 19,604 20,104,795 58.6 18,714 20,171,755 56.7 17,557 20,966,504 57.8 19,644 20,490,520 57.1 21,010 21,614,995 56.1 1913 21,867 22,939,134 55.4 23,740 22,069,879 56.9 23,051 19,561,318 58.1
34,185,091 32,747,268 11,846,533 36,028,310 14,903,106 34,615,241 11,437,678 34,830,845
1916
23,303 19,106,690
1917
1918
1919 1920
1921
1922
1923
1924 1925 1926 1927
50.3 21,959 17,329,841 52.9 19,997 13,982,966 51.9 21,275 18,474,996 54.6 21,498 21,576,139 53.8 24,697 24,360,880 52.4 24,272 26,635,467 50.3 25,347 32,382,530 50.2 57,765 38,770,499 47.4 40,705 31,941,703 48.5 15,204 26,983,190 54.2 27,235 33,794,775 50.2
12,112,019 36,534,361 11,706,731 36,179,152 11,977,714 36,735,149 12,528,168 37,742,982 12,312,404 36,756,951 11,381,439 38,884,919 10,995,794; 36,381,457 9,167,595 33,827,325 7,072,021 29,518,189 10,095,805 35,615,169 11,608,069 40,122,527 12,766,492 43,420,970 13,420,118 46,566,764 16,920,491 53,402,239 18,369,413 56,781,077 15,321,935 49,520,523 14,730,846 43,796,436 16,960,522 | 44,127,161
KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.
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1. The principal item of interest was the introduction in June of an arrangement entered into with the Administration of the Chinese Section whereby British Section engines hauled the two express trains daily each way for the whole distance between Kowloon and Canton, 111 miles of which 89 are through Chinese Territory.
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2. This arrangement proved very satisfactory to both Sections of the Railway as well as to the travelling public. Strict attention was paid to punctuality, comfort and the safety of the trains and passengers through the disturbed areas traversed by the line in Chinese Territory, with very gratifying results.
3. General revenues showed a distinct and steady increase from July onwards, and in November reached nearly $75,000, the highest monthly figure by far since February 1922 during the period of the Seamen's Strike.
4. Working expenses exceeded revenues by the narrow margin of $2,344.50, a very striking improvement on the working of previous years.
5. Liabilities under Capital increased by $27,590.96, as against $237,993.40 in 1926 making a total of $20,510,037,40, and the deficit increased by $183,159.32 as against $544,931.93 in 1920. The ac- cumulated deficit stood at $6,510,588.95 on December 31st.
6. The chief addition chargeable to Capital account, involving $24,739.46 was in connection with the building of new offices for the Chief Mechanical Engineer, at the locomotive yard at Hung Hom.
7. The Improvements at Taipo Market Station, estimated to cost $25,000, were delayed and only $2,860.50 spent on account.
8. Now Works chargeable to Revenue were of a minor nature.
9. Typhoon and Rainstorm Damages amounted to $4,343.81.
10. Permanent Way and Structures were maintained to the usual standard of efficiency, likewise all locomotives, motor coaches and rolling stock.
11. The Workshops were kept exceptionally busy, owing to extra work in connection with the train haulage to Canton, in addition to a heavy round of overhauls and painting.
12. Arrangements having been made with the Chinese Section for the British Section to recondition a large number of their goods stock, extra gangs were engaged at the Workshops and started on this work in October.
13. The transport of troops and equipment in connection with units of the Shanghai Defence Force in the early part of the year. added to that for an abnormal camping season later, resulted in ex- ceptional use of rolling stock and increased revenue from military
sources.
14. A heavier train service generally, was run during most of the year, the train mileage amounting to 224,764 or 79,843 miles more than in 1926, which however includes the trains running over Chinese Territory to Canton.
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