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The following Tables show the nationality of the steamers and sailing vessels that visited the port :-

STEAMERS.

Ships.

No. of Times entered.

Total Tonnage.

Flag.

1904. | 1905. | 1904. | 1905.

1904. 1905.

British,

498

490 2,151 1,983 3,843,3553,800,792

Austrian,

13

10

32

26

102,349

88,326

Belgian,

1

1

1

1

2,047

1,794

Chinese,

15

14

180

165

241,085

214,720

Danish,

4

7

13

18

26,817 24,206

Dutch,

9

10

44

35

84,379 77,205

French,

36

39

238

207

234,977 288,911

German,

147

163

861

887 1,268,835|1,394,255

Italian,...

6

8

20

56

38,212 51,492

Japanese,..

30

10

51

29

114,951 34,573

Norwegian,

60

85

253

346

276,211| 381,479

Portuguese,.

4

5

53

69

12,167 11,800

Russian,

1

Spanish,

Swedish,

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United States,

24

22

No Flag,

1

42217

14,578 2,903

6,017

19

8,582 20,210

64

62

232,857

314,101

2,500

Total,

859

867 3,981 3,904 6,509,919|6,712,767

SAILING VESSELS.

Ships.

No. of Times entered.

Total Tonnage.

Flag.

1904. 1905. 1904. | 1905.

1904.

1905.

British,

11

16

11

16

Dutch,

1

French,

19,447 84 3,444

32,258

German,

1

47

2,193

Italian,..

994

Norwegian,

3,651

1,199

Sarawak,

1,338

United States,.

2,867

8,183

No Flag,

919

Total,

25

22

26

22 32,791 43,833

During the year 1905, 16,303 vessels of European construction, of 19,706,728 tons (nett register), reported having carried 10,277,939 tons of cargo, as follows:-

Import cargo, Export Transit

19

11

Bunker coal shipped,

Tons. .3,869,751

..2,343,701

.3,415,418

649,069

10,277,939

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