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past. There is still a fair native trade carried on, the value of which, according to the Chinese Customs returns from Lappa, in 1900 reached Tls. 17,887,466 as compared with Tls. 13,748,518 in 1899. As the harbour is fast silting up, however, most of the native trade will soon desert the place unless efficient dredging operations are inaugurated. Some work has recently been done in this direction, but the operations are on a small scale. Owing to its being open to the south-west breezes and the quietude always prevailing, Macao has become the frequent_retreat of invalids and business men from Hongkong and other neighbouring ports. There are three well conducted hotels: the Boa Vista, Hing Kee's Hotel and the Hotel Internacional.
The Hongkong, Canton, and Macao Steamboat Company runs a daily steamer (Sundays excepted) between Macao and Hongkong, leaving the former port at 8 o'clock a.m. and Hongkong at 2 p.m. Another Company runs a regular steamer daily between Hongkong and Macao. Between Macao and Canton there is a daily steam launch service, Sundays excepted. The distance from Macao to Hongkong is 40 miles, and to Canton 88 miles. Macao is connected with Hongkong by telegraph. The population of Macao, with its dependencies of Taipa and Colouan, according to returns made in 1896, was-Chinese, 74,568; Portuguese, 3,898; other nationalities, 161; or a total of 78,627. Of the Portuguese 3,106 were natives of Macao, 615 natives of Portugal, and 177 natives of other Portuguese possessions. Of the foreigners 80 were natives of Great Britain. In November, 1901, a special minister arrived from Portugal, his mission being to arrange with the Chinese Government for an extension of the boundary of the colony. Since the Boxer trouble Macao has been garrisoned with European Portuguese troops.
DIRECTORY
署督門澳
Ou-mun-toc-ch'ü
Ministro Plenipotenciario de Portugal junto ás Cortes da China, Siam, e Japão e Governador da Provincia-S. Exa. o Conselheiro ARNALDO DE NOVAES GUEDES REBELLO
Secretario Geral, servindo de Secretario da Legação-Alfredo Pinto Lello
GOVERNO DE MACAU
AK Fu-cheng-sz'-shi
SECRETARIA GERAL DO GOVERNO
Secretario Geral-Alfredo Pinto Lello
FUSE Man-mu-fing Repartição Civil
Primo. Official-João F. Nolasco Silva, chefe
Segundo do.-S. J. d'Encarnação
Amanuenses-J. Marques da Silva, V. P.
Alvares
Continuo-A. C. Lopes
Fiel do Palacio-Carlos Gouvêa
Kuan-mu-fing
Repartição Militar
Tenente-coronel-C. L. da Costa e Andrade,
chefe
Amanuenses-J. A. Simões, A. L. Madeira
公督總
A Chung-toe king-hui
CONSELHO DO GOVERNO
Presidente--O Governador
Secretario--O Secretario Geral
Vogues Bispo de Macau, Juiz de Direito, dois Officiaes Militares, Delegado do Procurador da Corda, Inspector da Fazenda, Presidente do Leal Senado, e Chefe do Serviço de Saude
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A Ou-mun kung-hui
CONSELHO DA Provincia
Presidente--O Governador
Secretario-O Secretario Geral
Vogaes-Conservador da comarca, A. A.
Pacheco, F. F. Leitão
↑ AHI Kung-cheng kúng-hui
公程工
CONSELHO TECHNICO DAS OBRAS PUBLICAS Presidente-O Governador
Vogaes-O Director das Obras Publicas
o Capitão do Porto, o Delegado do Pro-
curador da Corda, o Inspector da Fazenda Secretario-João F. Nolasco da Silva
會公學義
Ngui-koc kúng-hui
Presidente O Governador
CONSELHO DA INSTRUCÇÃO PUBLICA
Vice-Presidente-O Bispo
Membros P. N. da Silva, J. G. da Silva,
A. J. Durảo
Secretario-João Flasco da Silva
ATHA King-mat-hui kúng-so REPARTIÇÃO De Fazenda Provincial de MACAU
Inspector-J. Fontoura de Carvalho Official Provisorio—Aureliano G. Jorge
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