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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 4, 1906.
As follows:
Articles.
1904.
1905.
Increase.
Decrease.
Beans,.
750
2,113
1,363
Bones,.
400
400
Coal,
1,152,454
1,083,987
68,467
Cotton Yarn and Cotton,
19,350
32,949
13,599
Flour,
115,921
54,508
61,413
Hemp......
19,382
26,784
7,402
Kerosine (bulk),
56,965
43,411
13,554
(case),
100,692
74,506
26,186
Lead,
3,563
800
2,763
Opium,
2,955
2,983
28
Liquid Fuel,
9,727
850
8,877
Rattan,
5,080
3,430
1,650
Rice,
823,339
566,171
257,168
Sandalwood,.
Sulphur,.
3,300 187
3.386
86
187
Sugar,.
205,696
311.787
106,091
Tea,....
900
900
Timber,
66,200
66,324
124
General,
1,564,678
1,594,862
30,184
Total,
4,150,639
3,869,751
159,777
440,665
Transit,
3,151,926
3,415,418
263,492
Grand Total,
7,302,565
7,285,169
423,269
440,665
Nett,.
17,396
16. The number and tonnage of European constructed vessels exporting cargo as totalled and bunker coal compared with the previous year was as follows:-
1904.
1905.
Increase.
Decrease.
No.
Tonnage. No.
Tonnage. No. Tonuage.
No.
Tonnage.
Steamers,
24
3,983 6,483,835 3,893 | 6,694,479 River Steamers,........ 3,454 3,082,6914,234 3,106,894 Sailing Vessels,..
33,036 21 42,030
Total,
780
7,461 9,599,562 |8,148 | 9,843,403
780
210,644 24,203 8,994
243,841
90
3
93
Nett,....
687
243,841
Exported tons,
2,605,861
2,343,701
Strs.
Bunker Coal.
Strs.
Bunker
Coal,
Strs.
Bunker Coal.
Strs.
Bunker Coal.
Steamers,
River Steamers,..
3,983 3,454
Total,...... 7,437
615,208 3,893 49,210 4,234
664,418 8,127
591,534
90
23,674
57,585 780
8,325
649,069 780 8,325
90
23,674
Nett.......
690
15,349