THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 1, 1907.
IMPORTS.
EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTED VESSELS.
1905.
1906.
Increase.
Decrease,
No.
Tommage. No. Tonnage. No. Tounage. No. Tounage.
Steamers,
3,904 6,712,767 3,998 | 7,135,272 04 422,505
River Steamers,. 4,229
Sailing Vessels,..........
22
13,833 14
8,106,725 3,774 | 2,759,792
26,056
8
455 346,933
17,777
Total,...... 8,155 9,863,325 | 7,786 | 9,921,120
91
422,505 463 364,710
Nett,
57,795
369
Imported tons,
3.869,751
4,029,177
As follows:
Articles.
1905.
1906.
Increase.
Decrease.
Beans.
Coal,
2.113
3,360
1,247
1,083.987
971,365
112,622
Cotton Yarn and Cotton,
32.949
41,871
8,922
Flour,
54,508
79,635
25,127
Hemp,....
26,784
23,356
3,428
Kerosine (bulk),
43,411
43,932
521
(case),
74,506
28,937
45,569
Liquid Fuel,
850
5,850
5,000
Lead,
800
800
Opium,
2.983
3,286
303
Rattan,
3,430
12,531
9,101
Rice,.
Sandalwood,.
566,171 3,386
624,369
58,198
2,561
825
Sulphur,
100
100
Sugar,...
311,787
482,178
170,391
Tea,..
Timber,.
900 66,324
900
General,
1,594,862
52,242 1,653,604
14,082
58,742
Total,
3,869,751 4,029,177
337,652
178,226
Transit,
3,415,418 2,878,360
537,058
Grand Total,
7,285,169
6,907,537
337,652
715,284
Nett,.
377,632
205