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The actual figures of aurivals and departures are as follows:-

Of British Ocean-going....

Of Foreign Ocean-going,

Of British River steamers,.

Of Foreign River steamers,

FOREIGN TRADE.

Of Steamships not exceeding 60 tons,

Of Junks in Foreign Trade,

of 3,605,941 tons.

3,610,228 3,861,570 "}

7:

1,876 arrivals 1.889 departures 2,306 arrivals 2,315 departures',, 3,412 arrivals

3,859,305

2,316,8-9

**

2,313,475

"J

3,416 departures,,

655 arrivals

655 departures

791 arrivals

70 departures,

14,782 arrivals

371,996

371,996 "}

門

3,015

**

3,006 11

""

1,320,892

14,782 departures 1,830,578

"3

"

Making a total in Foreign Trade of, 23,822 arrivals

11,512,303

and

23,838 departures

11,520,588

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LOCAL TRADE.

Of Steamships not exceeding 60 tons, 209,601 arrivals

Of Junks in Local Trade,

of 5,608,266 tons.

209,601 departures

20,820 arrivals

+3

5,608,266

892,818

""

19,952 departures,, 586,069

Making a total in Local Trade of,...230,421 arrivals

or a grand total of,

12

6,501,084

37

229,553 departures,, 6,494,335 .254,243 arrivals

77

";

18,013,387

and

Thus in Foreign Trade :-

253,391 departures 18,014,923

British Ocean-going vessels represented,

31.4%

Foreign Ocean-going vessels represented..........

33.5%

British River steamers represented,

20.1%

Foreign River steamers represented,

3.2%

Steamships not exceeding 60 tons represented, Junks, represented,

0.3%

11.5%

100.0%

While in Local Trade:

Steamships not exceeding 60 tons represented, Junks represented,....

86.3%

13.7%

100.0%

The movements of the "Star" Co.'s vessels, of private Steam-launches and of Fishing Junks do not appear in the above figures.

2. Eight thousand two hundred and thirty-nine (8,239) steamers, 10 sailing ships and 791 steamships not exceeding 60 tons, in foreign trade, entered during the year, giving an average daily entry of 24.77 European constructed foreign-going ships, as compared with

22.5 in 1906.