THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 4, 1906.

Sailing Vessels.

No. of Times entered.

Total Tonnage.

Flag.

1904. 1905. 1904. | 1905.

1904.

1905.

British.

11

16

16

Dutch,

1

19,447 84

32,258

French,

2

3,444

German,

17

2,193

Italian,...

994

Norwegian,

3,651

1.199

Sarawak,

1.338

United States...

2.867

8.183

No Flag,

:

919

Total......

25

22

26

22 32.791

43,833

533

6. The 506 British Vessels carried 3,793 British Officers and 30 Foreign Officers, as follows:-

British,

Dutch...

Norwegian,

Swedish,

United States,

Total,

..3.793

2

1

1

26

.3,823

Thus, the proportion of Foreign Officers serving in British Vessels was 0.99%, com- prising 4 nationalities. A decrease of 0.08%, with an increase in number of Officers borne, in a slightly decreased number of vessels.

The 383 Foreign vessels carried 2,895 Officers, of whom 119 were British, as follows:-

In Chinese vessels,

French

27

17

,, Japanese,

United States vessels

"?

Total...

80

8

29

119

Thus, 4.11% of the Officers serving in Foreign Vessels visiting the Port were of British nationality. A decrease of 2.51%, with a decrease in number of ships and of Officers borne therein.

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