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The increase in Ocean-going is made up principally by an increased number of Steamers calling at the Port in 1903 under the U. S. Flag and to the increased tonnage of some of the Pacific Mail Steamers, and to an increase under Chinese, Japanese and French Flags.

The increase in River Trade is made up by two French Steamers Sun Cheung and Kong Nam, the former being a new Steamer and the latter was transferred from the British Flag in July, 1903, also to the Chinese Steamers Chan Wai and Chan On whose running commenced in the first Quarter of 1903.

5. The actual number of ships of European construction (exclusive of River Steamers and Steam Launches) entering the Port during 1903, was 741, of which 344 were British, and 397 Foreign. These 741 ships entered 4,419 times, giving a total tonnage entered of 7,064,185 tons. Thus compared, with 1902, 23 more ships entered 372 more times, and gave a total tonnage increased by 779,927 tons.

STEAMERS.

Flag.

Ships.

No. of Times

entered.

Total Tonnage.

1902. 1903. 1902. 1903. 1902. 1903.

3311,7531,982 2,965,0303,368,788

British,

324

Austrian,

20

15

50 42

125,929 106,944

Belgian,

1

3

3,624 1.

Chinese,

17

14

135

172

163,396 222,164

Danish,

6

8

13

27

23,374 48,676

Dutch,.

&

11

23

21

26,464 34,575

French,

27

42

228

262

219,111 246,837

German,

123

126

939

937 1,360,5241,345,567

Italian,...

4

3

14

12

23,428 32,732

Japanese,..

56

69

409

467

865,400 1,017,263

Norwegian,

49

51 300

318

263,379

319,685

Portuguese,.

3

46

30

7,897

7,110

Russian,

11

9

16

19

32,046 30,781

Swedish,

4

4

15

31

14,325 26,093

United States,.

23

24

56

61

121,339 200,706

No Flag,

Ι

2

1.260

Total,

Flag.

676 7094,000 4,383 6,215,866|7,009,181

SAILING VESSELS.

Ships.

No. of Times entered.

Total Tonnage.

1902. 1903. 1902. | 1903. 1902.

1903.

British,

26

13

28

14

45.411 27,525

French,

7,104

German,

2

N

2,978

2,045

Italian...

:

Japanese,.

1

212

120

Norwegian, Sarawak, Swedish,

United States,. No Flag,

Total.....

42

1 1,418

1.498

1

9

4 1,338

2,676

1.271

17,040

11.177

:

1

1.408

2

47

86

68,392 55,004