STEAM SHIPPING. No. 14.-TONNAGE of STEAM VESSELS of BRITISH and FOREIGN NATIONALITIES British Honduras 280,102 300,267 281,709 314,214 305,755 254,399 218,172 240,897 327,543 351,136 264,556 British Guiana 310,688 344,184 11,340,895 366,208 10,513,726 Gibraltar Malta (a) 387,086 (a) 420,709 (a) 391503 | (a) 425,969 12,329,547 9,135,796 9,742,442 8,956,959 8,554,989 10,189,234 8,979,329 7,977.909 6,054,086 6,759,661 7,015,899 6.864,396 6,411,071 * The figures given above relate to the entrances and clearances of Steam Ships employed in the oversea trade only. (a) 363,262 (a) For the 12 1aonths 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 1903, 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: 874,609 679,253 519,324 Bermuda. 360,733 378,286 470,970 British Honduras. (a) 638,000 (a) 646,541 (a) 703,803 9,403,884 10,075,753 10,176,221 10,320,847 9,452,953 13,036,872 15,079,589 North America :- (f) Gross tonnage. (e) For the year ended 30th June. (g) Including "entries" but excluding "clearances" of vessels calling and landing only part of their cargo for 1893 and prior years. (h) Year ended 30th September. (1) The figures for 1893 and prior years represent the tonuage 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 of the year following that stated above. SHIPPING AT PRINCIPAL PORTS. No. 15.-TOTAL TONNAGE of VESSELS ENTERED (exclusive of (a) For the 12 months ended 31st March of the years stated. Exclusive of Native craft, and of vessels engaged in trade with Foreign Indian ports. Exclusive of Native craft. Exclusive of warships, transports, yachts, Native craft, and steam and sailing vessels under 50 tons, but inclusive of els engaged in trade between the Settlements. 31 SHIPPING AT PRINCIPAL PORTS. Coasting Trade) at certain PRINCIPAL PORTS in each YEAR from 1898 to 1903. (e) Exclusive of Chinese Junks engaged in the Foreign trade. The tonnage of these vessels entered in 1903 was 965,890. For the 12 months ended 30th June of the years stated. Exclusive of the tonnage of vessels that called for the purpose of coaling and for orders only. (A)The figures, so far as they relate to steam vessels, represent gross tonnage. Exclusive of transports. () Inclusive of transports carrying stores, but exclusive of those conveying troops. (1)For the 12 months ended 31st March of the year following that stated. (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 vesse engaged in trade between the Settlements. |