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This decrease is due to:

(i) The disappearance of all Russians and almost all Japanese ships from

the run since the war began.

(ii) A large number of small German and Norwegian vessels being

transferred to the Japanese Coast Trade.

(iii) A considerable decrease in numbers (but increase in tonnage) of

vessels under U.S.A. colours.

The decrease in numbers of Foreign River Steamers is due to the smaller number of individual vessels plying, while the increased tonnage is accounted for by the larger size of those left.

5. The actual number of ships of European construction (exclusive of River Steamers and Steam Launches) entering during 1904 was 885, being 509 British, and 376 Foreign.

These 885 ships entered 4,007 times, and gave a total tonnage of 6,543,710 tons. Thus, compared with 1903, 144 more ships entered 12 times less, and with a total tonnage decreased by 466,471 tons.

Flag.

STEAMERS.

Ships.

No. of Tines entered.

Total Tonnage.

British,

331

1903. 1904. | 1903. | 1904. 1903. 1904.

4981,9822,151 3,368,788 3,843,355

•

Austrian,

15

13

42 32

106,944| 102,349

Belgian,

1

1

2,047

Chinese,

14

15

172

180

222,164 241,085

Danish,

85

1

27

13

48,676 26,817

Dutch,

11

9

21

44

34,575 84,379

French,

42

36

262

238

246,837 234,977

German,

126

147

937

861 1,345,567 1,268,835

Italian,...

3

6

12

20 32,732 38,212

Japanese,.

69

30

467

51 1,017,263 114,951

Norwegian,

51

60

318

253 319,685

276,211

Portuguese,.

30 53

7,110

12,167

Russian,

19

5

30,781

14,578

Spanish,

:

2

6,017

Swedish,

*4

31

12

26,093

8,582

United States,.

24

24

61

64

200,706 232,857

No Flag,

1

1

Total,

1 1,260 2,500

709 859 4,383 3,981 7,009,181 6,509,919

SAILING VESSELS.

A

Ships.

No. of Times entered.

Total Tonnage.

Flag.

1903. | 1904. | 1903. | 1904.

1903.

1904.

British,

13

11

14

11

27,525 19,447

Dutch,

I

34

French,

4

German,

1

1.

1

1

7,194 2,045

3,414

17

Italian,.

2

994

:

...

Japanese,

120

Norwegian,

2

Sarawak,

NN

1,498

3,651

2,676

1,338

Swedish,

United States, No Flag,

1,271

4

11,177

2,867

1,498

919

Total,

32

25

36

26

55,004 32,791