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For vessels under Foreign Flags, we find a large increase, viz., 1,267 ships of 1,358,709 tons, of which 301 ships of 93,627 tons are due to River Steamers, one new French vessel having started to run in 1902, and another Frenchman having 'un more often in 1902 than in 1901. The remainder, 966 ships of 1,285,082 ons, is due to—

1. An increase of 453 Norwegian ships of 372,021 tons

2.

3.

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4.

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186 German

of 221,619

13

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21

169 Chinese

""

99

of 307,897

39

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150 Japanese

22

of 342,668

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and smaller increases in other nationalities.

A sailing ship under Sarawak colours visited the Port during the year; their irst appearance in the waters of the Colony.

5. The actual number of ships of European construction (exclusive of River Steamers and Steam Launches), entering the Port during 1902, was 718, of which 350 were British, and 368 Foreign. These 718 ships entered 4,047 times, giving a total tonnage entered of 6,284,258 tons. Thus, compared with 1901, 37 more ships entered 477 more times, and gave a total tonnage increased by 728,926

cons.

Flag.

STEAMERS.

Ships.

No. of times entered.

Total Tonnage.

1901. 1902. 1901. 1902. 1901. 1902.

3241,7701,753 2,894,519,2,965,030

British,

321

Austrian,

20

20

53

50

128,483 125,929

Belgian,

3

14

9

3

12,407

3,624

Chinese,

17

10

135

3,849 163,396

Corean,

1

796

Danish,

6

12

13

+

25,903

23,374

Dutch, French,

8

29

23

40,872

26,464

22

27

206

228

209,094 219,111

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German,

122

123

842

939 1,242,49911,360,524

Italian,...

4

12

14

17,988 23,428

Japanese,

65

56

336

409

692,981 865,400

Norwegian,

26

49

79

300

78,004] 263,379

Portuguese,

3

49

46

4,948

7,897

Russian,

11

4

16

8,797

32,046

Spanish,

1

784

Swedish,

4

7

15

6,923

14,325

United States,..

19

23

89

56

130,476 121,939

No Flag,

1

:

1

80

Total,......

632 676 [3,510 4,000 5,498,9

5,498,903 6,215,866