SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1899.
EXPORTS.
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1897.
1898.
Increase.
Decrease.
No.
Tonnage.
No.
Tonnage. No. Tonnage.
No. Tonnage.
Steamers,
River Steamers,
Sailing Vessels,
3,067
4,263,453
1,548 1,690,644
355 106,862
3,319
1,970
230
4,728,952 252
1,765,555 422
118,524
465,499
74,911
11,662
125
Total,..
4,970 6,060,959
5,519 6,613,031
674
552,072
125
:
Nett........
549
552,072
Exported tons,.••-**
2,103,215
2,241,194
Strs.
Bunker Coal.
Strs. Bunker Coal. Strs.
Bunker Coal.
Strs.
Bunker Coal.
Steamers, ..
3,067
422,257
River Steamers,..
1,548
3,319
23,742 1,970
467,729
25,922
252
45,472
422
2,180
Total,..
4,615
445,999
5,289 493,651
674
47,652
Nett,.....
674
47,652
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RIVER TRADE.
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1897,
1898,
Imports, Exports and Passengers.
Year.
Imports.
Exports.
Passengers.
146,603
164,769
90,544
131,127
988,046
1,144,639
JUNKS. Imports.
Foreign trade, 29,466 measuring 1,814,281 tons. Local trade,
4,810.
Total,......34,276
"
194,291
2,008,572
""
Imported 689,251 tons as under:
Tea,
Oil,
2,338 tons. *1,468
Rice,
4,595
""
Earth and Stones,
.134,658
77
General,
..546,192
>
Total,
Exports.
...689,251
*
Foreign trade, 29,470 measuring Local trade,
4,825
Total,.....34,295
1,812,473 tons.
192,002 ""
Exported 774,069 tons as under :-
Kerosine,
Rice and Paddy, General,
2,004,475
""
23,931 tons.
.284,747 .465,391
27
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Total,............774,069
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