(e) 951,004 (e) 1,241,490 (e) 1,447,481 (e) 1,408,293 (e) 1,774,372 (e) 1,785,049 (e) 1,631,145 North America : Dominion of Canada (e)* 17,457,850 Total North America. West India Islands :- Turk's and Caicos Islands. Windward Islands: St. Lucia. St. Vincent. Grenada. Leeward Islands (h). Total West Indies. 1,178,494 | (b) 1,326,087 | (b) 1,593,597 (b) 1,900,682 (b) 2,018,364 (b) 648,708 9,114,390 7,145,721 414,795 British Honduras. Malta. The tonnage of Ships entered and cleared in the Lake and River trade between Canada and the United States was as follows: (1) The decrease was due to a foreign line of steamers not touching at Seychelles as in former years. (n) The figures given for 1904 represent the shipping of Australia with places outside the Commonwealth. The shipping returns were compiled that year for the first time by the Federal Government, and not by each State as in former years Comparative figures (i.e., excluding inter-State shipping) for years prior to 1904 cannot be given for the Commonwealth as whole, as vessels trading with more than one State from or to places outside the Commonwealth are sometimes included in the returns of each of those States. (n) Exclusive of transports from 1899 inclusive. (P) The decrease was partly due to the plague in New South Wales: (r) For the 15 months ended 31st March 1904. (s) The figures for 1893 and prior years represent the tonnage of vessels entered and cleared, with cargoes only. (1) Inclusive of transports carrying stores, but exclusive of those conveying troops from 1899 inclusive. * The figures given above relate to the entrances and clearances of British Ships employed in the oversea trade only. (b) 379,785 (b) 401,324 323,007 7,089,467 7,595,769 7,322,549 5.227.257 (b) 365,903 (exclusive of ferry traffic) North America: Dominion of Canada (d) 6,000,194 5,724,339 5,546,243 5.108,226 5,917,145 (a) Inclusive of Native craft. (b) For the 12 months ended 31st March of the year following that stated above. (c) Exclusive of the tonnage of vessels engaged in trade between the Settlements. The tonnage of warships, transports, and rechts entered and cleared is excluded in the years 1895 to 1964, but included in 1894 and prior years. (d) For years ended 30th June. (e) The figures for 1893 and prior years represent the tonnage of vessels entered and cleared th cargoes only. (f) Inclusive of the Murray and Darling River Trade for steam vessels. 1,541,860 38,774 39,843 240,585 (n) 167.153 29,458 90,624 2,296,160 (r) 2,524,016 (r) 2,547,639 1,485,193 1,831,590 1,810,510 46,979 52,116 182,003 334,316 184,190 192,861 202,434 213,736 320,972 505,486 468,048 13,406,094 | Hong Kong. (r)3,259,316 (r) 3,428,164 (r) 3,434,517 (r) 3,699,066 4,847,344 (p) 5,675,497 (p)8,538,713 (p)8,875,039 (p)11,058,175 (p)9,821,162 (P)9,161,592 403,460 Australia: New South Wales (ƒ). Northern Territory. Northern Territory. Western Australia. Tasmania. Queensland. 11,250,296 191,016 Cannot (South Australia, except 2,559,942 1,756,350 1,506,580 23,085,914 5,035,022 Fiji. 337,730 Lagos. The tonnage of British (Canadian) Ships entered and cleared in the Lake and River trade between Canada and the United States was as follows: 249,714 8,407,699 Total West Indies. 541,455 Bermuda. 339,270 6,205,117 7,417,067 7,599,006 6,862,951 7,717,301 8,397,372 7,975,487 North America :- (9) Including Inter-Presidency shipping. (h) The figures, so far as they relate to steam vessels, represent gross tonnage. (Including "entries," but excluding "clearances" of vessels calling and landing only part of their cargo for 1893 and prior years. (k) The decrease was due to the mails being carried by French, instead of British, steamers from August, 1901. (m) Exclusive of Inter-State shipping in 1904, which was included in previous years. See note (m) p. 25. (n) The decrease was partly due to the placue in New South Wales. (p) Inclusive of transports carrying stores, but exclusive of those conveying troop. (r) Exclusive of transpo: tз. (s) For the fifteen months ended 31st March, 1904. FOREIGN SHIPPING. No. 13.-TONNAGE of FOREIGN VESSELS (OTHER THAN UNDER THE * The figures given above relate to the entrances and clearances of Foreign Ships employed in the oversea trade only. North America : Dominion of Canada(f) 2,117,621 2,383,113 2,393,238 2,822,697 3,155,400 States (exclusive of ferry traffici (a) Inclusive of Native craft. (b) For the 12 months ended 31st March of the year following that stated above (c) Exclusive of the tonnage of vessels engaged in trade between the Settlements. The tonnage of warships, transports and yachts entered and cleared is excluded in the years 1895 to 1904, but included in 1894 and prior years. (d) Exclusive of Chinese Junks, but inclusive of steam launches for which the nationalities were not stated in the original returns (e) Including "entries," but excluding "clearances" of vessels calling and landing only part of their cargo for 1893 and prior (For years ended 30th June. (g) The figures, so far as they relate to steam vessels, represent gross tonnage years. (h) The figures for 1893 and prior years represent the tonnage of vessels entered and cleared with cargoes only. FOREIGN SHIPPING. BRITISH FLAG) ENTERED and CLEARED (exclusive of Coasting Trade). The tonnage of Foreign (United States) Ships entered and cleared in the Lake and River trade between Canada and the United was as follows: 3,323,286 3,704,525 Total West Indies. 69.404 253,033 75,799 164,287 Bermuda. (i) The increase was due to the mails being carried by French, instead of British steamers, from August 1901. (k) Including Inter-Presidency shipping. () Exclusive of Inter-State shipping in 1904 which was included in previous years. See note (m) p. 25. (m) The decrease was due to a foreign line of steamers not touching at Seychelles as in former years. (n) For the fifteen months ended 31st March, 1904. (0) The decrease was due to the mails being carried by British, instead of German, vessels. |