SAILING SHIPPING. No. 14.-TONNAGE of SAILING VESSELS of BRITISH and FOREIGN NATIONALITIES * The figures given above relate to the entrances and clearances of Sailing Ships employed in the oversea trade only. 39,409 34,140 40,339 27,520 72,305 74,510 73,829 (b)162,117 (b)124,667 98,101 (exclusive of ferry traffic) North America : Dominion of Canada (e) 2,408,762 2,248,172 2,152,832 1,991,516 1,908,958 1,686,805 2,073,176 1.959,009 (a) Inclusive of Native craft. (b) For the 12 months ended 31st March of the year following that stated above. (c) Inclusive of the tonnage of vessels engaged in trade between the Settlements, SAILING SHIPPING. ENTERED and CLEARED (exclusive of Coasting Trade), so far as the same are distinguished. The tonnage of Sailing Ships entered and cleared in the Lake and River trade between Canada and the United States was as follows: 2,084,878 2,006,835 2,418,127 2,033,793 2,257,044 North America : 2,734,279 2,287,535 Dominion of Canada (e). (d) Exclusive of Inter-State Shipping in 1904 which was included in previous years. See note (m), p. 25. (e) For the year ended 30th June. (f) Including "entries," but excluding "clearances" of vessels calling and landing only part of their cargo for 1893 and prior years. (h) The figures for 1893 and prior years represent the tonnage of vessels entered and cleared with cargoes only. (i) Including Inter-Presidency Shipping. (k) For the fifteen months ended 31st March, 1904. STEAM SHIPPING. No. 15.-TONNAGE of STEAM VESSELS of BRITISH and FOREIGN NATIONALITIES 249,075 305,755 281,709 314,214 254,399 327,543 218,461 218,172 240,897 242,881 366,208 (a) 363,262 (a) 387,086 (a) 420,709 (a) 391,503 (a) 425,960 (a) 496,531 10,513,726 8,633,398 9,135,796 9,742,442 8,956,959 8,554,989 8,622,068 7,977,909 6.054,086 6,759,661 7.015,899 6,864,396 6,411,071 7.095.243 351,136 319,018 264,556 316,294 Gibraltar Malta * The figures given above relate to the entrances and clearances of Steam Ships employed in the oversea trade only (exclusive of ferry traffe North America : Dominion of Canada (e) 5,709,053 5,859,280 5,786,649 5,939,407 7,163,587 6,437,329 8,338,473 9,403,884 (a) For the 12 months ended 31st March of the year following that stated above. (b) Inclusive 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. (c) Inclusive of the Murray and Darling River trade. STEAM SHIPPING. ENTERED and CLEARED (exclusive of Coasting Trade), so far as the same are distinguished. The tonnage of Steam Ships entered and cleared in the Lake and River trade between Canada and the United States was as follows: (a) 646,541 8,563,939 470,970 475,369 British Honduras. 10,075,753 10,176,221 10,320,847 9,452,953 13,036,872 15,079,589 13,087,965 North America :- (d) Exclusive of Inter-State Shipping in 1904, which was included in previous years. See note (m), page 25. (e) For the year ended 30th June. (f) Gross tonnage. (g) Including "entries" but excluding "clearances" of vessels calling and landing only part of their cargo for 1893 and prior years. (i) The figures for 1893 and prior years represent the tonnage of vessels entered and cleared with cargoes only. () The decrease was partly due to the plague in New South Wales. (k) Inclusive of transports carrying stores, but exclusive of those conveying troops. (1) Exclusive of transports. (m) Including Inter-Presidency Shipping. (n) The decrease was due to a foreign line of steamers not touching at Seychelles as in former years. (0) For the 15 months ended 31st March, 1904. SHIPPING AT PRINCIPAL PORTS. No. 16.--TOTAL TONNAGE of VESSELS ENTERED (exclusive of (a) For the 12 months ended 31st March of the years stated. (b) Exclusive of Native craft, and of vessels engaged in trade with Foreign Indian ports. (c) Exclusive of Native craft. (d) Exclusive of warships, transports, yachts, Native craft, and steam and sailing vessels under 50 tons, but inclusive of vessels engaged in trade between the Settlements. |