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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16тп JUNE, 1905.
IMPORTS.
EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTED VESSELS.
1903.
1901.
Increase.
Decrease.
No.
Tonnage. No. Tonnage. No. Tommage. No. Tonnage.
Steamers,
4,888 | 7,009,181 |3,981 | 6,500,919
402
499,262
River Steamers,....
Sailing Vessels,
2,982 | 2,151,868 |2,154 | 3,985,040
36 55,004 26 32,791
£69
620,172
10
22,213
Total,...... 7,251 9,419,053 | 7,461 9,627,750
662
680,172
412
521,475
Nett,
4
210 108,697
Imported tons,
3,985.310
4,150,639
As follows:-
Articles.
1903.
1904.
Increase.
Decrease.
Beans,.
3,120
750
2,370
Bones,.
400
400
Coal,
1,186,686
1,152,454
34,232
Cotton Yarn and Cotton,
20,795
19,350
1,445
Flour,
120,430
115,921
4,509
Hemp...
24,149
19,382
4,767
Kerosine (bulk),
40,607
56,965
16,358
(case),
82,960
100,692
17,732
Lead,
550
3,503
3,013
Opium,
4,997
2,955
2,042
Rattan,
Sandalwood,
Liquid Fuel,
Rice,.
Sulphur,
1,000
9,727
8,727
4,020
5,080
1,060
597,730
823,339
225,609
Sugar,.
Tea..
Timber.. General,
4,713 961 229,946 1,746 64,400
3,300
1,413
187 205,096
774
24,250
1,746
1,594,600
66,200 1,564,678
1,800
29,922
Total,
3,983,410
4,150,639
274,699
107,470
Transit,
2,874,950
3,151,926
276,976
Grand Total,
6,858,360
7,302,565
551,675
107,470
Nett,.
414,205